Wow, I would love too see some more pics of all your furkids on the Cat General. I am a relatively new PT'er and I never noticed before that you have posted about them or may be I missed the threads.

And I agree with you, there are so many unresponsible owners, and thus so many abandonned kitties or unexpected babies because their cats are not sterilised!

I think that the reason why I completely melt for Maine Coons is, like you, that they just look like "normal" wild cats, which they originally are. In France and Europe in general, we have the equivalent that we commonly call "European" cat. They are not a breed, but just "street" cats, and they did not develop the Maine Coon's long hair (due to the warmer climate, I guess).
My Peppito is the perfect example of a "European" tabby: