Heh heh....I'm not certain we're on the same page as far as what it means to be a pillar of a community, because those three members were very different in terms of their personalities, contributions to the forum, and respect earned over the course of their time here.  They were pretty well-known members to be sure, but I don't envision a community pillar to be someone who generates as much controversy as Lauda did.  Some of that was because of his/her sheer abrasiveness, but there was that sting operation that didn't have great optics and probably some other accusations with supporting evidence that I'm forgetting.

Overall, though, I always thought Lauda did more good than harm--but there was a balancing between the two.  With Vod, I don't think there were any accusations against him that held any weight.  He generally tread a righteous path and did a hell of a lot to warn people about loan scammers.

TMAN.  What I remember most about him was his amusing choice of words, some of which could probably make a router blush.  There's no one like him around these days that I know of.