This is actually becoming kind of a fun exercise in legal forensics.
I pulled these insults just from "Martin's" posts in April. NONE OF THESE WERE AIMED AT ME but at other targets. Several of them were used repeatedly:
"Delusional, one sick puppy, completely ignorant, your massive ego, your idiotic rant, ego-driven desperation, ignorant arrogance, stupid, pathetic, one of the most insignificant posters."
Nice.
When "Tom's" association with "Martin" was questioned, he responded "Another LN false claim. Your paranoid theories are actually great fun to read; carry on!"
Paranoid theories? Distinctly Martin-like, no?
I don't happen to have the software that will do it, but if anyone does I encourage you to run 25 of "Tom's" posts and 25 of "Martin's" through it. I guarantee you, the software will respond: "Why are you feeding me these softballs? Why are you feeding me 50 posts that are obviously by the same person? I'm better than this, pal. Give me a challenge, will ya?"
Skim their posts for yourself, if you have sufficient interest. THERE IS NO DOUBT.
Oh, BTW, they both "just happen" to have visceral, over-the-top disdain for The Donald and his MAGA supporters. Plenty of people do, of course, but this is just one more link in the chain.
John's point occurred to me as well (and I've never even been to Australia!): Why not just sheepishly laugh this off, "Martin"?
"Yeah, OK, you caught me with my pants down. So what? Sock puppets aren't expressly prohibited here. If I want to be 'Tom' as well as 'Martin," or put on lipstick and a tutu and be 'Gladys' on alternate Tuesdays, what's it to the rest of you?"
But noooo, self-important, oh-so-serious "Martin" has to play this out, attempting to turn the tables that Lance is John, John is somehow a fraud because he uses an historical figure's name, and Lance's little joke about his wife is some dark admission of something.
Get help, "Martin."
Try to show him how absurd this all looks, "Tom."
Give him a big hug and tell him it's OK, "Gladys."
Really, Martin, it's OK. We're all laughing with you, not at you. Well, OK, we ARE laughing at you, but we'd be laughing with you if you'd just fess up and stop perpetuating the nonsense. I truly don't understand your motivation, but I'll let it go.