"..with an initial aim of getting to 1,000 validators this Autumn (Kusama is already flirting with 400 validators and has seen no issues)"

As written by gavin in his article I propose an increase to 500 validators.

let's hurry up to 1000 validators :)

 Sets the ideal number of validators.

 The dispatch origin must be Root.

 # <weight>
 Base Weight: 1.717 µs
 Write: Validator Count
 # </weight>


1. Polkassembly proposes an increase in validators from the current 400 to 500. 
2. Goal is for 1,000 validators by Autumn.
3. Kusama has had no issues so far.

#69 500 validators