Specific block size proposals

Under construction...

Gavin's proposal, BIP 101
Gavin Andresen's BIP 101 proposes the following:


 * Change the maximum block size to 8 MB
 * Every two years, double the block size
 * When blocks reach 8 GB in the year 2036, stop increasing the block size

The change is activated two weeks after 750 out of the last 1,000 blocks indicate support for it by encoding a special message in their blocks, unless this activation would occur before January 11th 2016, in which case activation occurs on January 11th 2016.

Criticisms
Many people view the initial 8 MB limit as too large of a jump from 1 MB. They argue that we should increase the block size more smoothly from 1 MB.