Marketsurfer has been banned multiple times for violating ET Policy, ignoring warnings, and breaking his word. Then new promises are made and he has been allowed to return. But each time those new promises are also broken, ET Policy is violated again, and the cycle is repeated. After a number of YEARS of broken promises, lies, and Policy violations Baron said enough is enough. He explained his decision here: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2584429#post2584429