bbit, you can say what you want but the kids is making good on his debt. That's more then I can say about a lot of bitcoiners (scammer's) around here.
This is somewhat funny to me because in the real world, I take it for granted that people will pay back money they owe, sort of like how I take it for granted that my next door neighbors won't go through the car parked in my driveway in the middle of the night and steal the change out of the console. It's a sad statement about the quality of people in this forum in general that someone making good on the damages inflicted on others is praised for doing the bare minimum.
I've been reading this thread as it developed and it was clear to me that Bitman was planning all along to pay when he got around to it and it was convenient for him. He didn't actually DO anything until it was obvious that a small claims court case was imminent. He took no steps to ease the burden on his creditors when he had the chance.
Specifically, he dodged questions when people asked him to borrow money from his parents; he refused to provide ID and information to people like Patrick who were going to front him the money, and he gave nothing but excuses when people asked that he make good faith payments.
When the small claims case was about to be filed, he suddenly got a job and made a token loan payment.
I'm happy that everyone will be reimbursed, but just as a general comment on the bitcoin "business world" in general, it's time we start demanding higher standards of conduct.