I think the better question is why did anyone EVER take this troll seriously to begin with. I know that very few did at the time. He admitted that his real name was not "John Titor." Who invents an alias with a first AND last name? There were those of us who live in the Tampa Florida area who were willing to go to the courthouse and look up he and his family but of course that would have ended his hoax immediately.Some of his predictions pretty much anyone could had made and ALL his predictions never happened so why oh why does this guy still get treated like he was some sort of time lord who was really able to go back from the year 2050 or whatever it was and go in some chat room? is there a SHRED of evidence that says he was legit? even a tiny bit? I have studied the story and claims fairly many times and found none whatsoever and pretty much anyone can put up a pic of some high tech looking equipment with warning stickers on it and say its a time machine.
I know everyone likes to hear and believe an exiting story but come on people. Come on!