Author of fake OU story in hot water

[VolDad]

"James W. Conradt was trying to be funny. That's his excuse, anyway, for posting a fabricated story about the arrest of Oklahoma quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Landry Jones on an Internet message board Wednesday, complete with a formatting template and byline stolen from The Oklahoman newspaper."

Tulsa World: Author of fake OU story in hot water

[TreeGreen]

This guy is an idiot, it was inventive, but he effectively stole intellectual property that has seriously embarrassed The Oklahoman. This appears to be one of those "jokes" that caused a lot more damage than the guy anticipated.

[Smashville]

When will people learn...this stuff only works on April 1...or it's so incredibly off the wall that no one believes it.

Like "Crompton Secretly KGB".

[dan4vols]

The parents of the kids are screamin lawsuit out here like Mel Gibson yellin for freedom in Braveheart. Makes one realize that the net is not some closed off world where you can do as you please. I'm a lil embarassed this is my area and I didn't post this thread.

[VolDad]

I like what he says in this old article from 2005:

It takes time to build a reputation for providing truth and separate oneself from those who “stir the pot”.

HuskerExtra.com - Lincoln, Nebraska - Huskerextra

[hatvol96]

The Oklahoman has already announced they are suing this imbecile. It is my fervent hope that he ends up destitute living under an overpass.