"funding bitcoin related projects" is rather vague.  What if the owner has a project and funnels all the BTC to himself?  I'd rather see it go to an established organization and that organization be mentioned upfront.

You are right, thanks.

I had a chat with the pool dev of directpool and he basically said the reason they didn't want to add anymore coins was is because they aren't worth much at all. (Ixcoin, Devcoin, I0coin and Groupcoin) For example, in 24hrs of mining with 700gh/s, ixcoin will fetch you $0.03 only, Devcoin will fetch you $0.01... it's really not worth adding the extra load onto the pool's server. Namecoin has some worth.. but the rest don't in my opinion..

This definitely is a cool project and i'm just waiting for my neptunes to come thru and i'll be mining at directpool for sure.. 1% pool fee and donations goto helping bitcoin community grow... you can't go wrong with that 

+1 That is my guide, let me know if anyone needs more insight. I am here to help with the centralized problem bitcoin is having (we just don't notice it yet until it hits us like the malleability issues recently) [PSA] https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/519788

Sometimes, more isn't always good   It's why Big pools that have too much hashrate need to shrink a little to make the bitcoin network stronger and healthier so that in the future no one ever starts a riot over possible 51% attacks

I like the merged mining idea but I don't think that should be directpool's main focus as of yet.

The other coins can come in once we fix the dominating hashpower away from the in this example, lets use POOL A, and POOL B.

The pool itself is not the problem, its the fact that too many people are in one area.  I highly doubt any pool today or in the future would attempt to (on purpose) double spend intentionally or accidentally because its not only that its hard to do, but it could make matters worse for Bitcoin, and bring in unwanted media attention. 2014 has been painful enough, we don't need to prolong into more problems.

IYFTECH, What do you think of my post here? https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/472122.msg5759676#msg5759676
Now would it make sense to start mining on the pool to help the Bitcoin network?

Edit: Regardless of the names of the pools today, or in the future, POOL A or POOL B OR C can be any example at any time in a future date, but we don't know who it could be if those possibilities arise. In my opinion, I don't believe it implies any pool currently has those intentions.

I think your giving BTCGuild such bad press is unwise & uncalled for. They are probably the most reputable pool out there and have already proven their honesty & integrity with regards to your supposed 51% attack some time ago, their customer support is outstanding also.
CEX on the other hand are a different ball game completely - a bunch of proven crooks, a ripoff outfit with zero customer support who deserve as much bad press as you can give them - knock yourself out 

Yes, I saw it nearly a year ago when it was first started, and as I stated earlier - BTCGuild have since proven their honesty & integrity by taking action.

Really, referencing people to year old threads that are no longer relevant is not the best way to promote a new pool. A far better way to promote your pool is to provide a good service & give miners what they want, if you do this, you won't have to keep fear mongering about 51% attacks or slurring other reputable pools because they are doing things right