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Why can't theymos just check Werner's IP and see if it equals Garr's? Yeah yeah Tor etc, but if Garr was this careless, he's probably more careless.
Gar's identity is not in question -- he both admitted & apologized.
TL;DR: theymos' reply: shilling and socks perfectly valid here.
Yes, Garr could have just kept his mouth shut but thought being open was the right thing to do.
Garr *has* kept his mouth shut for 2 days, and when it became blatantly obvious that weaseling out is not an option, he fleshed out the "i'm so sorry love me for being honest & repentant 4realz!" boilerplate, and posted it here, signing it with a (mocking us?) cursive font -- the kind you see on all the cheap "so sorry for your loss, can't afford a Hallmark" cards.