Hopefully I can put these Halo 3 ban rumors to rest...

If you obtain a copy of Halo 3 prior to its street date of Sept 25th, you will NOT be banned from Xbox Live for playing Halo 3 early (not even my fellow softies).

So how does one obtain an early copy of Halo 3?  I hear that there is a magical gnome that lives at the base of a tree in Topeka, Kansas that will give you a copy if you bring him the blood of a unicorn.  Other than that, I have no clue.

Garden gnome