 After Rosen published his article on August 6, 2008; some observers suggested that Mark Williams was simply a "nom de plume" of Mike Ladyman, but in a "Houston Press" interview Ladyman denied the charge and called "Slate's" piece “an attack, an attention-grabbing hatchet job”.He also complained of Rosen's attitude in the affair and claimed that he was not given sufficient time and details to react appropriately and diligently.“The mistake I made was not working fast enough for Jody Rosen and apparently I needed to be punished for it.” Ladyman announced he was shutting down "The Bulletin"', and blamed Williams for the plagiarism.