It probably should go on the wiki somewhere. Maybe I can eventually remember where I saw it...
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Rules_and_Policies"*Nobles holding placeholder positions are prohibited. It is not acceptable for Keplerina to hold a position for Kepler and step down when Kepler is able to take the position again.", added in march 2010, not replacing anything. It basically states what you just said, although there have been account locks for people holding positions waiting for an election to happen. It's nice if that won't happen again.
