Essjay started bragging about his deception on February 2, 2007 (see the highlighted portions on
this page).
The New Yorker's correction was appended to the online article on February 28. Durova's first comment was on March 2, and it is
rather mild in tone. I don't think she deserves any credit for this. Essjay was a good guy for her until such time that everyone had to abandon this particular ship.
Where was her famous Internet sleuthing when it was most needed?