Good picks, Johannes!Matt still runs the "New Dark Side" board, linked off Loring's page. Remember too that he founded likely the the first "general purpose" smoking haven on the net-- the alt.smokers newsgroup, where I (and, I bet, he) waited anxiously for someone to mention of the attractiveness of women who smoke. It took a few months, as I recall.
Karen Somers should be on the list of influential community figures. Miss her. And does anybody remember "Toonces?"