The real reason Gree eace was ejected from MacExpo

A few days ago we mentioned that Gree eace had gotten kicked out of MacExpo in London and I hinted that it was the A le Goon Squad that was re o ible for their eviction. I was being cheeky, of course, as I am wont to do - but it tur out that A le wa 't the sole complainant. In fact, it was Gree eace's refusal to play by the rules that got them escorted out. Macworld UK has the scoop...

According to Bob Denton, Event Director, the removal of Gree eace had nothing to do its me age or the materials being handed out. Bob said: "They paid money and had the right to be at the show." The problem started when a group of 12 Gree eace activists gathered outside the show entrance and started handing out flyers and a les to attendees. Bob Denton said: "We want people to be cool and calm as they enter the show".

He explained to the Gree eace organisers that it would be acceptable for two activists to stand by the stairs i ide the show and hand out flyers, but the event management would not allow a gathering outside the main door.

There then followed a number of complaints about the behaviour of Gree eace activists from four visitors and five exhibitors, one of which was A le. Allegedly, Gree eace attendees were invading other stands for mock photo shoots and replacing other exhibitors' promotional material with their own.

The problem came to a head when one woman complained that they had placed an a le in her child's pram and were taking photographs of him without her permi ion.

De ite several warnings, Gree eace continued behaving badly and after two more visitors and two more exhibitors complained later in the day, Denton ejected the activists, citing clause 13 of the terms and conditio that Gree eace signed, which prohibits deliberate and u rovoked attempts to create conflict as well as drunk and/or abusive conduct.

So there you have it. Radical activists taking the peace out of Gree eace.

Thanks, Mike!