Hi "HeavyHook";

I'm sorry if we seemed to be attacking you -- I know all the people who responded, and I'm 99% certain that none of them intended to do so. I know I did not.

Since it seemed we were, I would ask you to consider how your post appeared to us.

First, you wrote, "I would love to read any comments the veterans in this Forum have concerning Mr. Williams data and conclusions!". That's pretty much what you got. The fact that several of us have reason, personal and otherwise, to consider Kent less than 100% candid or trustworthy is relevant. Because you were a new poster, it was reasonable for us to assume that you were considering following Kent's advice and guidelines. And since we know that doing so will cause you unnecessary pool problems, it was appropriate to caution you that Kent is not what he presents himself to be.


Second, and nothing against you is implied by this, those of us who are "veterans" of the forum have to keep in mind that our responses to YOU are read by dozens or even hundreds of others. In fact, if you search Google for "kent williams" and "cyanuric" and "acid", this very thread is the second result. [ Google search ] Most people wouldn't realize that -- no criticism implied or intended -- but it's something in the back of my mind all the time.

In other words, some of us realize that when we respond to you, we're also writing answers that all sorts of other people will read. And, we want people to know that Kent is not a trustworthy guide to home pool chemistry


Third, and this is again not something anyone expected you to know, the Pool Forum regularly encounters new posters who register for the unannounced purpose of promoting this product or that site or this other idea. Typically, such posters will began promoting their cause or product with their first or second post. Often this "promotion" is couched as a question. It's unfortunate, but your post fell into that pattern, and put us 'on guard'. If I had checked your registration, I would have seen that you were a Doughboy owner, and thus unlikely to be promoting Kent's work. But I didn't, and since signature lines don't appear for Temp subscribers, none of the other posters could have known that, either.

Obviously, whether continue participating here or not is up to you. But we really weren't attacking you, and our issues with Kent are primarily a matter of facts and not personalities.

Hope we see you again,

Ben