Following up on [this idea](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/283), I am proposing an external motion to be voted by the Council and by the community after. **The motion aims to schedule a gradual increase in the number of validators: 1 slot per day (14,400 blocks) for 100 days. **

We aim for and increase of 100 validators to be able to review metrics after completion. This mechanism can also be canceled, and at that moment the community will be able review network metrics. The proposal aims to avoid an abrupt increase in the number of validators in the network and follows the recommendation of the parachains team as noted [**here**](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/263). 

You can verify preimage [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1idocvPtKKMQA36lzG4Upxcb4OXGMUeBW/view?usp=sharing).

- A new idea is suggested for increasing the number of validators in the network.
- The plan is to add 1 new validator each day for 100 days.
- The goal is to have 100 more validators by the end of this period.
- This gradual increase helps the community check and review the network's performance.
- If needed, the process can be stopped, and the community can look at the data.
- This method is suggested to avoid sudden big changes in the number of validators.
- The parachains team also supports this idea.

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