RegenCHOICE [[ch:et:]] [[Enquiry types]]

====== Joining clubs, societies, associations, etc. (enquiry type) =======

This is the enquiry type where people can find existing clubs and societies, for any kind of activity. The two separate roles are the association, and the member. An association may have conditions of membership that are required of prospective members. The individuals may have requirements about which criteria are used or not used, as well as about the nature of the association, its ethics and rules. Both parties may have an interest in the activity or meeting timetable, which will typically be relatively stable, as the association's members will be making arrangements around that timetable. The association may or may not have joining or membership fees; it may have rules or codes of practice; it may have particular standards or codes of ethics.

This enquiry type can also be used for crowdfunding. There is no clear dividing line between a club set up for the benefit of its members, and an association setting out to support a new business.

There will be some way of having membership status confirmed centrally, so that people can specify that they want to meet members of the association. Obviously that's only useful for large associations where one doesn't generally know people.
  * //Features:// learning, life; maybe money; medium commitment
  * //Parties relate asymmetrically:// one the one hand, the association; on the other, the member or individual
  * //Required questions:// none

Example motivations for using this type; people who:
  * want to join a group of other people to share something
  * want to make music with other people
  * want to join a club for sport or leisure activity

===== Typical questions =====

==== Criteria for properties of the group ====
  * legal form
  * governance type
  * grades of membership
  * number of members (of different grades, if any)
  * geographical range of members

==== Criteria for properties of the person ====
  * Age
  * Gender
  * //(unlikely but possible)// Religion / faith
  * Membership of other clubs
  * Some values, perhaps (which?)

Note that, for example, if a club requires members of a particular gender, the individual can avoid seeing those clubs simply by making an enquiry that specifically withholds gender information.

==== Criteria for the relationship ====
  * cost of membership
  * duties of members //(but how to categorise these?)//


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