Original: Essjay had responded at the time with a statement on his Wikipedia page, in part reading: Reaction from within the Wikipedia community to the Essjay/Jordan identity discrepancy was sharp, voluminous, and mixed.
Simplified: Essjay had said in reply at the time with a statement on his Wikipedia page, in part saying: Reaction from inside the Wikipedia community to the Essjay/Jordan identity difference was pointed.