making admin actions public isn't a good idea; people in revenge do weird stuff and you want to avoid this "revenge whichhunt"
giving a lot of people admin isn't a good idea either and an example is etf2l for me, because i saw so many cases where we needed input from more people and since they couldn't/didn't want to do work, some decisions were blocked by this, so with this a good balance is needed, like more than one for sure xd but not too much

you can find all of the photos from poLANd.tf 2026 here: https://c.supra.tf/s/polandtf2026

bro if you are happy to help i am pretty sure we could play your edits as segments on 2027 stream if you are keen to do some work during that time, they are peak comedy, especially "is it froyover" video
if you're interested contact me on discord @suprovsky

fully agree with this take, since I was/am responsible for the way ETF2L works from a technical perspective, since 2019 I'll give my two cents
I cannot imagine opening for instance etf2l code where we used a scanner for steamids which was changed in 2012? last time because noone had time to implement modern OCR solutions like something based on tesseract because most of the people who are/were "site coders" did nothing or almost nothing for years
what I'm trying to say by that is, the code has or had some vulnerabilities, some with CVSS 7+ score and I couldn't sleep safe if I knew that some malicious actor could find a portion of a code letting you pull database data and find idk some data about admin investigation where very sensitive data are shared and without disclosing it to us used it against the site in order to gain data or access to the container of any sort

yes opening code let's some good people look at it fix it, but you have to look at both sides of a medal and in this specific scenario it's a bad idea

please share your feedback about what do you think about this LAN here: https://feedback.poland.tf/
that way we can do it even better next year than this time and I already see some window for improvements myself

please focus on this, because we have considered captain pugs as an option to tf2pickup.org project, but the implementation of a feature itself won't do wonders, as people would probably play another 3 months and site would die again

also if there is someone you think is unbiased and would love to deal with the community matters please let us know here, so we could hand over head adminning tf2pickup.eu to someone trustworthy and respected in the community, because as i am happy to host the website in general, but i am definitely not happy with dealing with adminning as it's probably the fastest way to burn out entirely for me and also i wouldn't be a good fit for an admin nowadays

this is going to happen if you fill up this form and i have enough players, so it's profitable to do for basestack
https://forms.gle/jLPJpuGvnM3cCnBB6
please do it, for me it's like a signature that you are likely to be there

I think we should reconsider using a b4nny config in EU, it was cool to watch these games and delays were manageable even with a sudden move of players from a failed stage to the rooms

we will definitely reconsider it, we decided about it in a rush, knowing this feature exists, but without knowing what further implications it has

unfortunately due to unforseen circumstances froyotech will not participate in poLANd.tf 2026 and we may have a replacement for them as we asked lastminute.com if they are willing to participate
later today we plan to announce the schedule and show you the poster for the tournament, this time we will also take orders if you are interested in getting one yourself as we were always asked about it by more people than the posters we actually got there

please please please vote here for the date, that is a very important for me to see what is the interest for the tournament
https://forms.gle/jLPJpuGvnM3cCnBB6
i really want to make it happen, but people have to gather up in order to make it come true and each votes means a potential interest
i will keep this around mid march so if the interest is good, i'll get the contract signed with basestack and get the wheel running

WHEN
POTENTIALLY
17-19.07.2026
https://forms.gle/jLPJpuGvnM3cCnBB6
vote for the date, options are:
10-12.07
17-19.07 (preferred date, it was pre-announced to other orgs)
24-26.07

WHERE
BaseStack Łódź
Rewolucji 1905 Roku 45
90-215 Łódź
Poland

EVENT LINK
- https://poland.tf
- https://discord.poland.tf or https://discord.gg/C3TWmwj

SIGNUPS
Signups are invite based with a qualifier system. They will open in April. If needed, we plan to host qualifiers right after we close sign-ups.
Only teams of 9 players may sign up. There are 86 seats available, meaning 8 teams can participate. We'll check options for increasing spots to 90 and having 10 teams.
IF YOU ARE AN INVITE / PREMIERSHIP TEAM AND WANT TO TAKE PART and we have NOT yet reached out to you, please create a ticket in Discord in the #rules channel so we can consider inviting you.

QUALIFIER STAGE
All non-invite/premiership teams must sign up to qualifiers to participate. ETF2L's Highlander AFA 2025 whitelist and ruleset applies. We are going to host qualifiers somewhere around April 2026 (if needed).
Map pool:
tba
proposed map pool from ETF2L Highlander AFA 2025:
pl_vigil_rc10
cp_steel_f12
pl_borneo_f2
cp_gullywash_f9
koth_govan_rc1
pl_upward_f12

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
tba
This format is provisional and may be subject to change based on participant feedback.

PRIZE POOL
tba
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, contact us at staff@poland.tf or @suprovsky on Discord.

COVERAGE
As before, the event will be livestreamed on EssentialsTF's Twitch!
We are going to open recruitment when we'll be closer to the event.

ENTRANCE FEE
These prices are for the 6v6 event and I suspect we would get the same or similiar pricing from the venue:
- 450 PLN per adult player (107 EUR / 124 USD)
- 360 PLN per minor player (86 EUR / 99 USD)
- 90 PLN per spectator (22 EUR / 25 USD)

Fee includes:
- One drink for spectators
- Full PC rental (240 Hz/144 Hz FHD screen, PC capable of running TF2 on 240 FPS, full peripherals set) for players

FURTHER INFORMATION
- Sleeping costs are around 150 PLN/person/night in Łódź. We recommend checking Airbnb/Booking.com for offers and getting accommodation with friends makes it cheaper.
- You can fly directly to Łódź from Dublin, Birmingham, London-Stansted, Brussels or Milan, otherwise check flights to Warsaw airports (Warsaw Chopin or Warsaw Modlin). From there you can take a direct bus (1h30) to the Łódź Fabryczna train station which is a 10 minute walk from the venue,
- We are going to open spectator ticket sale after qualification stage ends (second part of April-May), so all players who did not manage to qualify will still have a chance to attend.

getting life long friends

you can buy tickets here: https://basestack.gg/lodz/hidden-events/poland-tf-2026-spectators/

Qualification group stage results
The group stage for poLANd.tf 2026 qualifications has come to an end, and the results are:

Group 1
ChudsXLAN: 6 points
Puolangan divisioonan 2 tykistörykmentti: 3 points
Seer Coincidence: 0 points

Group 2
eepy nappers: 3 points
the compound: 3 points
lastminute.com: 3 points

As we can't compare head to head results in a three-way draw, we decided to compare amount of maps won to determine the first place team:
eepy nappers: 3 maps
the compound: 2 maps
lastminute.com: 2 maps
since eepy nappers won 1 additional map, they are rewarded first place.

With eepy nappers qualified we take a look at the head-to-head between the remaining two teams to determine 2nd place. In this case the compound qualifies for playoffs.
As stated before all playoff teams have qualified for LAN. Despite everyone being qualified we would still like to go ahead with the playoffs to facilitate seeding for the main event.

Playoffs
Semifinal 1: ChudsXLAN vs the compound
Semifinal 2: eepy nappers vs Puolangan divisioonan 2 tykistörykmentti

We would like to finish these matches (and proceeding decider matches) by February 5th.

Ticket sales

We are going to start spectator ticket sales on Wednesday, 28.01.2026 at 20:00 CET and I'll share the payment link here and on teamfortress.tv. There is a limit of 70 spectator tickets and these won't be transferable.
Spectator tickets cost 90 PLN per spectator and you can pay with credit cards and BLIK (polish payment processor).

We will contact newly qualified teams directly for their tickets.