Talk:Probus Clubs

A start has been made to this article. Please would any better informed than this author add more information about the history and extent of the movement and provide links to people of note associated with it?

I had hoped that Probus memebrs would expand this article, but, it is a matter of fact that many are of a generation unfamiliar with the internet, let alone with Wikipedia, so I was over optimistic. This was my first excursion into wikipedia and I had not appreciated that an axe hangs over the head of stubby articles.

Please do not delete this article - Probus makes an important contribution to the quality of life of people of mature years and, because it has no central direction or formal organisation above local level, its existence depends entirely on word-of-mouth. Wikipedia has a role to play in explaining what the movement us about and, so, this article deserves to be retained and expanded.

I have deleted the removal notice - not being too familiar with the rules yet, I hope I have not committed an offence?

Fenton Robb 19:34, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A number of Probus Clubs have been invited to contribute to this article and it is hoped that it may soon be possible to remove the notices calling for improvements. Fenton Robb 17:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gender Issue

My local Probus in Australia had both male and female members, but the three around the English town I now live in are all strictly men only. Seems odd, doesn't it, because there are plenty of professional and business women around. Ausseagull (talk) 08:52, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]