Revision 2026 - The Power Within - April 3rd to 6th 2026
category: general [glöplog]
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Crowdmanagement, Safety and Awareness
Over the years, the demoscene has become more diverse and multifaceted than ever before. That’s something I’m genuinely proud of, and I think many of us are.
At the same time, the past year has shown that communities like ours are not immune to conflict, exclusion, or harmful behavior and that it is vulnerable.
Revision has always claimed to be a safe space.
I want to be totally honest about this:
last year, for several reasons and incidents, I was not always able to guarantee that in every situation.
I take that very seriously, and I want to apologize to everyone who did not feel safe.
Because of that, we are putting new structures in place to make sure this does not happen again.
A safe environment is not something you can just declare and be done with.
It requires ongoing work, reflection, and the willingness to adapt when the situation demands it.
For that reason we will be expanding our crowd management and awareness structures.
A broader team will support this work and we will continue developing concepts that help keep the event respectful, inclusive and safe for everyone involved.
I’m very glad that Stormcaller, Lambdacore and Dritter will support this effort going forward and that Shana will help strengthen the awareness side with further concepts.
At the same time, I want to be very clear about one thing:
we will apply zero tolerance toward misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, racism, and any kind of far-right or hateful behavior.
This will lead to bans.
The same applies to serious substance abuse that harms the community or the event environment.
To be serious:
Revision is not a 90s copyparty where bad behavior is excused with drunkenness or pathology.
If you can’t accept that, then fuck off or simply don’t come.
We will not be hesitant about enforcing bans when necessary.
If that means we lose some visitors, then so be it.
What matters more is protecting the culture, the people and the trust of those who value and respect this community.
This is about a community that cares about what it has built over decades. Many people, some of whom are no longer with us, have put a huge amount of effort into making spaces like Revision what they are today.
We intend to protect that work and carry it forward.
Our goal remains the same:
making sure Revision stays a place where creativity, respect and community can thrive.
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Thanks for that wall of text <3
I'd like to add one thing, as a "please consider this for a moment":
I've, on various easter parties, encountered several people drinking, inviting people who Pass by to have a Shot with them etc. - If you do this, please do it in a way of being aware that 3.1 to 4.5 % of all people are suffering from alcohol addiction and you don't know for sure who is recovering from such an addiction. Please don't put their health at risk. A "no, thanks" is totally enough; noone has to provide a reason to not drink anything and a lot of times declining a drink is not about you.
Thanks a lot <3
(Due to quoting docd before what i wrote, it might seem like "you" means docd or revision orga in this context but I wanted to address everyone there)
Thanks for clearing this up.
I add this anyway as an addendum:
I know this phenomenon from many festivals as well. I personally don’t drink alcohol with diabetes and sports it just doesn’t make sense for me. Some of my friends are recovering alcoholics and every time someone orders non-alcoholic beer or declines shots, people give them weird looks.
That’s a broader social issue that we as organizers can’t solve and we’re not going to put up signs about it beyond the usual “no hard alcohol inside the hall.”
Unfortunately, people affected by this kind of situation need to work on their personal resilience.
We are very committed organizers, but we cannot heal all the misery of the world.
I add this anyway as an addendum:
I know this phenomenon from many festivals as well. I personally don’t drink alcohol with diabetes and sports it just doesn’t make sense for me. Some of my friends are recovering alcoholics and every time someone orders non-alcoholic beer or declines shots, people give them weird looks.
That’s a broader social issue that we as organizers can’t solve and we’re not going to put up signs about it beyond the usual “no hard alcohol inside the hall.”
Unfortunately, people affected by this kind of situation need to work on their personal resilience.
We are very committed organizers, but we cannot heal all the misery of the world.
so does this also mean something will be done about all the folks one encounters at the party who openly consume alcohol and then drive their cars to their hotel/airbnb/house/etc
tbh, I rather get a weird look for not drinking anymore than being a sad drunk in his 50s pissing his pants in the tent.
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tbh, I rather get a weird look for not drinking anymore than being a sad drunk in his 50s pissing his pants in the tent
Absolutely ^^
Havoc: I know this question isn’t meant seriously, but let me ask a counter-question:
what exactly do you think should be done?
Are we as organizers supposed to take on parental supervision for adult, legally responsible people and ideally also take on liability if they decide to commit a criminal offense?
If we are aware of it and still do nothing, then we do share some responsibility. However, I would like to point out that this event is run by volunteers and we cannot take every individual by the hand.
If you see someone getting behind the wheel while drunk, report it to someone who can involve the police if necessary. Just like you would at any other festival, club, supermarket, bar, or family gathering.
No one ever reported me that $scener drove drunk.
If so i would have spoken to that scener.
what exactly do you think should be done?
Are we as organizers supposed to take on parental supervision for adult, legally responsible people and ideally also take on liability if they decide to commit a criminal offense?
If we are aware of it and still do nothing, then we do share some responsibility. However, I would like to point out that this event is run by volunteers and we cannot take every individual by the hand.
If you see someone getting behind the wheel while drunk, report it to someone who can involve the police if necessary. Just like you would at any other festival, club, supermarket, bar, or family gathering.
No one ever reported me that $scener drove drunk.
If so i would have spoken to that scener.
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docd, wrong way round, that statement was meant seriously, but not as a question. thank you for confirming!
The timetable is not published yet, so I'm still hopeful that the orgas have found a solution to avoid the PC demo compo finishing after 1am. Lots of ideas have been mentioned, I won't repeat them, but I really hope I won't have to miss the compo again.
What LLB said
And also Azarro
And also Azarro
^^I'm sure he is.
