<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Jan 27, 2013, at 6:09 PM, Sunday Folayan <<a href="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com">sfolayan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <br><blockquote type="cite">the 5:1 ratio has been well argued and eloquently defended and explained. But as earlier stated it introduces the flaw.<br></blockquote><br><br>Yes, Badru ... Democracy is a flawed form of Government, but still the most acceptable form of flawed government.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The problem the whole concept of Democracy is subjective , but that is a discussion for another thread.</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><font color="#000000"> </font><br>Yes, I am open to dialog. If you point the flaws that need fixing, I promise to roll up my sleeves. For now, this proposal is in second draft, and the thorny part is the ratio .... 1:3 (which Andrew and I proposed) or 1:5 (which the community thinks is realistic). Are you advocating 1:1 or 1:0.5?<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>If we must go by a population count i would go for the 1:3 ratio as a standard and only move to 1:5 after some proof of existing or planned network with some level of implementation time line..</div><div><br></div><div>The policy could then also cater somehow to an easy transition from 1:3 to 1:5 if the original resource has been utilized.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> i think that way we strike a sustainable balance and ensure Photabtop++.</div><div><br></div><div>i.e phase one will be "photabtop" and phase two will be "photabtop++"</div><div><br></div><div>regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>