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explanation of file name convention for affiliate party documents (ones that are uploaded as files)
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Suggested general format:
Suggested general format:


'''SERIESABBREV_YEAR-MONTH-DAY_VOLUME-NUMBER-PAGE_TITLE_AUTHOR'''
'''AFFCODE_SERIESABBREV_YEAR-MONTH-DAY_VOLUME-NUMBER-PAGE_TITLE_AUTHOR'''


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! SERIESABBREV !! YEAR-MONTH-DAY !! VOLUME-NUMBER-PAGE !! TITLE !! AUTHOR
! AFFCODE !! SERIESABBREV !! YEAR-MONTH-DAY !! VOLUME-NUMBER-PAGE !! TITLE !! AUTHOR
|-
|-
| A standardized abbreviation such as LPNews
| Short code for state or local party
 
e.g. MA for Massachusetts
 
(omitted for national documents)
| A standardized abbreviation for the general series type (e.g., Platform) or a specific publication (e.g., LPNews)
  || XXXX-XX-XX
  || XXXX-XX-XX


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|}
|}
'''AFFCODE''' is a short code for the state or local affiliate which published the document or to which the document pertains. For state affiliates, use the common two-letter codes. For local affiliates, use the two-letter code for the state and some short sequence of letters or digits that makes sense based on that state affiliate's organizational structure, separated by a hyphen. For California, use CA-nn where nn is the county/region number.


'''SERIESABBREV''' is a standard abbreviation for the series (e.g., publication). The ones assigned so far are:
'''SERIESABBREV''' is a standard abbreviation for the series (e.g., publication). The ones assigned so far are:
* LPNews (LP News)
* generic (may be combined with affiliate code or not)
* LPledge (Liberty Pledge or Libertarian Pledge)
** Bylaws (bylaws, or bylaws combined with standing rules, convention rules, etc.)
* PRrelease (press release)
** Platform
* Bylaws
** Program
* LNCMIN (minutes of LNC meetings)
** PRrelease (press release)
* LNCECMIN (minutes of LNC Executive Committee)
* national-specific
* LNCPM (LNC Policy Manual)
** LPNews (LP News)
** LPledge (Liberty Pledge or Libertarian Pledge)
** LNCMIN (minutes of LNC meetings)
** LNCECMIN (minutes of LNC Executive Committee)
** LNCPM (LNC Policy Manual)
 
''Note: To avoid potential confusion with affiliate codes, series abbreviations should all be at least three letters long.''


'''YEAR-MONTH-DAY''' is the publication or listed date which should be in that format (using hyphens).
'''YEAR-MONTH-DAY''' is the publication or listed date which should be in that format (using hyphens); note that for some types of documents only the year may be needed.


'''VOLUME-NUMBER-PAGE''' is the volume, number (issue), and page numbers which should be in that format (using hyphens).
'''VOLUME-NUMBER-PAGE''' is the volume, number (issue), and page numbers which should be in that format (using hyphens).
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|'''PRelease_1995-12-15_Bosnia.txt'''
|'''PRelease_1995-12-15_Bosnia.txt'''
|-
|-
|National Bylaws issued 1996
|National Bylaws from 1996
|'''Bylaws_1996_LP.pdf'''
|'''Bylaws_1996.pdf'''
|-
|Oregon Platform from 1986
|'''OR_Platform_1986.pdf'''
|-
|LP of Santa Clara County Bylaws from 1998
|'''CA-43_Bylaws_1998.pdf'''
|}
|}


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