Dustin Hausner Q&A

[awindowacrossall]

This is the Q&A thread for Dustin. All questions will be posted here. 

[peacegeek]

Hello Everyone,

I have been a Doctor Who fan for many years. I have attended Conventions such as Long Island Who and ReGeneration Who. I do Cosplay. Specifically for Doctor Who I have been First Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Harold Saxon, and Nyder. I am running because I care about my community and want to try and have the group active and empower one another to do the best work that we can and be happy. Feel free to ask my questions and I hope to earn your vote.

Sincerely,
Dustin Hausner

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Nov 7, 2016 18:57:41 GMT peacegeek said:

Hello Everyone,

I have been a Doctor Who fan for many years. I have attended Conventions such as Long Island Who and ReGeneration Who. I do Cosplay. Specifically for Doctor Who I have been First Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Harold Saxon, and Nyder. I am running because I care about my community and want to try and have the group active and empower one another to do the best work that we can and be happy. Feel free to ask my questions and I hope to earn your vote.

Sincerely,
Dustin Hausner

Hi Dustin!  I have some questions for you!

1) Above all else I feel any cosplay group needs to be a safe place for all the members in it and the safety and well-being of said members is my top concern. If it was found that a member of our sector was guilty of harassing another member how would you suggest that the situation be handled? Additionally, how would you ensure that the comfort and safety of our membership is your top priority?

2) I personally believe that the role of President in any organization is one that comes with more scrutiny and perlustration than other offices. How would you as Commander handle criticisms or members disagreeing with your position or asking for clarification on specific Daemon’s Run issues?

3) While the Order of Gallifrey has 805 members only 26 people voted for Lord Commander in the 2015 Elections. That means you could effectively win the Presidency with as few as 9 votes or 1.06% of the member base. Why do you think that is and what would you do to increase the activity of our membership base? Additionally, does the group warrant so many elected officials when they end up out numbering the general active membership?

4) Daemon’s Run is currently a huge sector that covers a large portion of the Northeast and there are already existing Doctor Who cosplay clubs scattered throughout the sector. How will you factor in those groups in regards to growing the active member base of Daemon’s Run?

And one fun one for the road…

5) If you could only do one of your cosplays for the rest of your life – which would it be and why?

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Questions for previous years:

Q1. This club started a year ago with less than 20 members on the Facebook group. Now we are well over 300! How would you keep the Order growing while encouraging current members to stay engaged?
Q2. What are the next two things you think the charter will need?
Q3. What types of new events would you like to see us involved in locally? How would you work toward making those happen?
Q4. How would you grow our local membership while keeping the group fun and laid-back for all?
Q5. Do you hold a position in another costuming organization? If so, how would you handle potential conflicts of interest?

[peacegeek]

Dear Geeklectic,

I want to thank you for asking these important questions.

1. I agree members of this group should always feel safe to be themselves. First if someone brought to my attention a case of Harassment then I would take it very seriously. I would privately investigate the situation and if there is someone who has been harassing members then they will be removed. I will not tolerate harassment.

2. If someone has a concern about my actions then I would be happy to address it with them. I am not perfect and I expect if I make mistakes then people will call me out on it. I will always be transparent in my actions and am happy to respectfully listen to concerns and answer those concerns honestly and truthfully. This group is not about me, it's about all the members.

3. I can't speak about low membership and turn out in the past. I am trying to be open about why I am running and wanting people to participate. I think Elected Leaders need to serve a purpose, I do not believe in creating positions just to give out titles. I have and will continue to engage with members from now and through out my time as President.

4. I believe we need to partner and work with other Cosplay groups. I see Cosplay as a positive community where we can build each other up. I hope to work with other groups and events to help build membership and create a better involvement in our community.

Previous Year Questions:

1. I would say by speaking to members, chatting with them, creating events and conversation starters can we engage with members and grow membership.

2. I don't have an answer at this time. I will have to review it better before I can answer that question.

3. I would like to see more meet up opportunities through out the year and maybe topics we can chat about and maybe monthly things like "special shout out" or things to empower membership and have people actively engage.

4. I would say my previous questions may answer this question. If you feel otherwise I will try and answer it better.

5. No I don't. I don't believe there is a conflict of interest on my end.

If you have any other questions please let me know. Thank you for taking the time to engage with me.

Sincerely,
Dustin Hausner

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You abstained from answering the one cosplay question! How dare you!