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It’s possible that Reddit takes this post down, but I hope they don’t because I deserve to be heard.
My name is Jaime Rogozinski, and in 2012 I created r/wallstreetbets. For nearly a decade, I cultivated, cared for, participated in, and helped grow the community. In 2020, I wrote a book called WallStreetBets, planned a trading competition and filed for a WallStreetBets trademark. Reddit then kicked me out, opposed my registration and filed several WallStreetBets trademarks of its own.
Three weeks ago, I sued them.
I’d like to share as much as possible but due to this being an open legal matter, I’ll hope you understand if I skip some questions or refer to the publicly available filings. I don’t pay my lawyers enough for this.
Reddit was quick to point out that I’ve sued for personal gain, by having quietly waiting 3 years after being banned from WallStreetBets before suing. This is easy to clear up because there are currently two open proceedings, I didn’t just randomly decide to sue. I just got tired of being picked on:
Reddit vs. Jaime Rogozinski – Reddit initiated this against me three years ago and is still ongoing. I chose to keep quiet in good faith effort to find a mutually agreeable solution, despite having ample opportunity to speak out.
Jaime Rogozinski vs. Reddit – this is me having had enough and deciding fighting back. You can read the full lawsuit here.
Crux of the argument (or if you prefer a video recap):
Reddit claims they kicked me out for monetizing WSB but this is a pretext. Tons of subreddits, users, and moderators monetize on Reddit, including moderators from WSB before during and after I was removed. You’re able to find examples by just randomly browsing Reddit, no need to single anyone out.
Reddit claims WSB moderators didn’t want me there, I get along fine with them (except for maybe one). They claim the community doesn’t want me but that’s bullshit because they barely know me.
These arguments don’t make any sense.
Hey Reddit! We are Odell Brewing Company; an independent, employee-owned craft brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado. We are entering our 34th year as a brewery, and we’ve seen this industry grow so much over the years. Our founders, Doug, Wynne, and Corkie Odell, had a vision to brew world-class beer while building community through beer, and 34 years later we are still pursuing that dream.
On this AMA answering questions we have:
John, AKA Schnetty - Brewhouse Lead. He has been brewing at Odell Brewing since 2017 and has been in the craft beer industry for 9 years.
Lauryn - Lab Technician. Lauryn helps to make sure we’re making high quality beer and also helps with yeast propagation and other cool sciency stuff!
Aundrea - Social Media Specialist. If you follow us on Instagram, then you have definitely seen Aundrea’s work!
Brandon - IT Extraordinaire. His love of craft beer and working with technology brought him to the brewery to help support our co- workers and their IT needs.
If you have ever had any questions you wanted to ask about the American beer industry, have a question about Odell Brewing’s history, or just want to know what our favorite beers are, ask away!
Proof: Here's my proof!
EDIT: Thank you all for your questions, this was so much fun! We are shutting down for the evening but we'll pay attention to this thread the next few days and follow up on any questions we see! Have a good night, drink Odell, love you all!
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