Talk:Lions Clubs International
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Key questions, not just for Lions but for all service clubs:
- Who is membership open to (religious affiliations, gender, etc.)? Membership is open to any individual (in the United States; clubs in other countries may have informal rules of which individuals are or are not invited to join, but there are no official requirements for membership.)
- How does one become a member? By invitation from current Lion member, although it would be highly unlikely that a request to join would be denied.
- Obligations of members? Participation in club activities, most being community service activities, and payment of established club dues. Individual clubs may set specific requirements (e.g., three service projects each month, 75% attendance, etc.)
- Organizational structure (autonomy of local clubs, etc.). Each club is governed by its members, subject to the policies of its district/multiple district. Each club has a panel of officers and a board of directors. Heierarchy is organized into:
Clubs, with club presidents and Board of Directors elected by members. (Similar to US City structure) Generally limited to a single city, although large cities may have multiple clubs.
Zones, with Zone Chairmen elected by delegates from the clubs in that zone. (Similar to US County structure) Typically consists of several cities in the same geographic area within the district, i.e. Northern clubs, southeastern clubs, etc.
Districts, with District Governors elected by delegates from the clubs in that district. (Similar to US states) Some districts are joined with others as a Multiple District, which has a Chairman and other officers (Governors of the Districts within the Multiple District). Districts generally consist of the clubs within a single state, although states with a large number of clubs may be designated a Multiple District, with several Districts within the state.
The International Association, with an International Board and International Directors elected by delegates from the districts in their constituency. International officers (president, etc.) are elected by delegates from all the districts in the association.
Each club is autonomous, but is subject to the policies of the association. The club's charter may be revoked if it fails to comply with association policies.
- Political views, if relevant (e.g. Rotarians, at least in Australia, are known to be politically conservative). Members (at least in the US) span the political spectrum. Politics is generally a taboo subject, as the focus of the association is on community service.
- Question: Does anyone know which club holds the most members?
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[edit] Copyright problem (Copied from WP:AN)
Speaking as a Lion, I would like to say, "nice article." However, there is one small problem with images linked to that page. They are pictures taken of LCIF logos. LCIF actively enforces its copyrights, and they might consider these images copy vios. Please let me know. If there isn't a problem, I will certainly look forward to using them on my user page. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 22:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] References
It would be good if we could restrict the article to references from sources outside of the Lions' own website. It might even be that using Lions website references for a Lions article might contravene some Wikipedia policy or other. Someone will undoubtedly be along soon to confirm this... --Cheesy Mike 18:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] China entered twice?
The section providing dates of entry for various countries and regions has China listed twice, once in 1926 and again when the PRC legalized them in 2002. What became of the 1926 club? Did it move with the ROC government to Taiwan? If not, does anyone know when the Taiwan Lions Club joined? I'm pretty sure that club has been around a long time, and it was in the news a few years back when the LCI forced them to change their name and there was quite a bit of wrangling over what the new name would be. Readin (talk) 04:03, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Taiwan Lions Club (now known as MD 300 Taiwan)
Anyone know when the Taiwan Lions Club came into existence? According to this, it was at least 50 years old in 2002. Readin (talk) 04:06, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] External Links Section Question
I notice that the External Links Section of this article contains links to specific areas within LCI's site and links to a very select list of other Lions projects, mostly in Australia. Should we feel free to add links to Lions Projects from anywhere? For example, I have a list of links to projects of MD4 (California). Or would a long list of Lions Clubs projects be better served having their own page, as I've seen sometimes in other areas of Wikipedia? Thanks.hdonagher (talk) 04:43, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Peacock and Tone banners
The article reads in large measure as an advertisment and as praise for the club. It needs editting. Fremte (talk) 18:45, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
