I don't want to get burned by a bad pool. Which pools have you vetted for strength and proper execuition?
You do understand that it is not possible for the developer to know before hand which pool will be great, which will be good and which will be not that good.
Although as a pool owner I would like to invite you to my pool, I believe that it is for your best interest to signup to all pools and check them occasionally.
Be aware tough: Spreading the hashrate is the key to support this coin (and the pools that are involved).
Having one huge pool that takes all the load could be harmful for the coin and the pool itself (if the load is enormous, the pool will go down, miners will migrate to another pool, other pools goes down and so on).
So, if you want my opinion, don't pick the pool with the most load, because if you come to think of it, your shares will give you less coins (since you're mining with many).
I hope I didn't confuse more, but that's how I see it (and what I would do if I was a miner without a pool). Being a miner with a pool, it goes without thought that I will mine to my pool