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Okay, I just read the original post, and the first reaction that came to mind was the story of John Titor, as this sounds almost identical to that story.
Here's a quick synopsis a la Wikipedia:
| quote: | John Titor is the name used on several bulletin boards during 2000 and 2001 of a poster claiming to be a time traveler from the year 2036. In these posts he made numerous predictions (a number of them vague, some quite specific[1]) about events in the near future, starting with events in 2004. He described a drastically changed future in which the United States had broken into five smaller regions, the environment and infrastructure had been devastated by a nuclear attack, and most other world powers had been destroyed.
Titor's posts sparked an intense debate on the Internet, with some people dismissing the claims, and others defending them. In the time since Titor left the forums, the predictions for events that were supposed to occur by now have all failed to occur (as of January 2008). Nevertheless, the Titor postings still have their supporters, who are quick to explain away these predictive failings. |
Here's the full entry (which provides a link to the original thread in which he appeared). Interesting stuff, and it wouldn't at all surprise me if our OP is attempting at following suit and securing a place for himself within the annals of forum lore.
The Story of John Titor
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