• I hope you're doing well and that things have smoothed out after all the online uproar that you ended up being in the middle of. I had a lot of empathy for what you went through with that, but I want to thank you for your amzing dedication to research and to sharing open-source information — you make a real difference to so many people in our field through sharing your research.

• Thank you so much! Super interesting. Love all the explanations for what is seen and experienced day-to-day in the studio.

• How amazing it is to have personal contact on such an amazing technical site and I can’t express my gratitude for your generous spirit.

• I work at a small, but rapidly growing custom slip-cast studio. The first few years were a learning curve gauntlet that, in retrospect, I am surprised we exited intact. This preface is to give a sense of how in debt I am to your research and hard work. I have had to learn as I go along, and the information you provide at digitalfire.com has been indispensable, and, quite frankly, an excellent cover for my ignorance on countless occasions! It is also the only source of information about many ceramics topics that I feel I can trust, knowing that it has been backed up with careful consideration and testing. Thank you again.

• Thanks Tony. You are offering a very valuable service to the potters.