> On Jan 31, 12:12pm, Tom posted this challenge:
>

>> I will go you one better....I will give anyone who can prove that I am
>> posting as Tim $10,000.00
>> Any takers?

>
> And then, on Apr 11, 8:46 am, Tom sweetened the deal:
>

>> I now bump the offer to $20,000. Prove that I am Tim.

>
> ________________________________________________
>
> I will take that challenge.
>
> It is my view that a strong case can be made that Tom does post as
> "Tim", his uglier, nastier alter-ego.  After all, Tom is no stranger
> to posting to forums from different accounts.
>
> Here is what I will and what I won't prove:
>
> I won’t prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Tom posts as "Tim".
> But this is not criminal court anyway.  This would be closer to a
> civil court case.
>
> I will prove it on the balance of probabilities.
>
> When I'm done, if there is evidence that would convince 12 random
> people that there is a strong probability that “Tim” is really Tom, I
> will consider the case closed.
>
> So shine your shoes boys and girls, because Monday we go to court.