adsense account banned

Paul, your statement -- when quoting a portion of my previous post -- is way out of line.

First, I never wrote that one couldn't disclose ANYTHING about their accounts. You didn't read my post carefully. Where did I write one couldn't disclose "anything" about their account?

Per Google's TOS, I listed a few items that would be considered by Google out-of-bounds. And since you didn't include specifics to back up your claims, let me quote Google's TOS on this subject:

"Confidentiality. You agree not to disclose Google Confidential Information without Google's prior written consent. "Google Confidential Information" includes without limitation: (a) all Google software, technology, programming, specifications, materials, guidelines and documentation relating to the Program; (b) click-through rates or other statistics relating to Property performance in the Program provided to You by Google;"

When reading this portion of Google's TOS -- and comparing it to what I've written -- they both agree with each other.

I accurately stated that persons SHOULD NOT DISCLOSE information in their accounts relating to performance and financials. Again, you seem to have it stuck in your head that people are saying you can't disclose ANYTHING. Nobody wrote that.

Google's phrasing in it's TOS is broad and pretty much subject to Google's interpretations; therefore, with so many accounts getting banned, why risk releasing any financials about your account publicly (except perhaps what you're accurately making in total, on average, from one's monthly Adsense activities). Better safe than sorry rather than get caught or reported to Google publicly disclosing information that Google may not want you to (or disclosing information that one Google employee on a certain day of the week feels you shouldn't).

The only "half-truths" that come are from people who read and interpret information poorly...

If you're going to reference Google's TOS (and encourage others to read it, too), you might want to actually quote it in your post to actually show that you know what you're talking about - and prove that you've actually read it yourself.