# Reduce validator set to 69

**URL:** <https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/reduce-validator-set-to-69/66>\
**Category:** Proposal Discussion\
**Tags:** abandoned\
**Created:** [July 7, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/reduce-validator-set-to-69/66 "2023-07-07T03:23:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/reduce-validator-set-to-69/66/1 "2023-07-07T03:23:16Z")

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## note

After further study, this governance proposal proved to be unworkable. It would only further reinforce a tendency of delegators to delegate at the top of the validator set.

In addition to that, ideas for reallocating steak in a set reduction all look quite bad in hindsight.

Thank you for your participation in this proposal, it was not a good proposal.

Note: this is a draft and I am aware of validators who provide outsized value in governance who are ranked below 69 and this proposal should not be enacted until osmosis has established a system of governators.

2nd note: If we ever did this, it’s likely that the steak should be automatically redelegated over the entire validators set equally, I never really considered the full implications of a validators set reduction until I saw a recent tweet from a validator colleague.

[https://twitter.com/AutoStake\_/status/1677218055263342592](https://twitter.com/AutoStake_/status/1677218055263342592)

When we reduce the validator set, we will also cause a number of long-term stakers to lose their expexted rewards.

[https://twitter.com/polkachu\_intern/status/1676633950910046214](https://twitter.com/polkachu_intern/status/1676633950910046214)

## Vote options

Vote **yes** to reduce the validator set to 69  
Vote **no** to take no action  
Vote **abstain** to express no opinion on this matter  
Vote **nowithveto** to vote no and contribute to a veto tally. If if the veto tally reaches one third of the total votes as judged by governance vote power, this proposal automatically fails and the deposit is burned.

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