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== For all groups ==
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*Use the town name for "Group Name." If the name is two or more words, separate with spaces and use sentence case.
 
*We use the abbreviations found hereː http://sustainablesources.com/resources/country-abbreviations/
 
*"FC Unique Name" includes City and Country (unless redundant), or City and State or Province
 
*No spaces or underlines in "FC Unique Name"
 
*Groups should be named for cities or towns, not for government or administrative districts. 
 
*Use caps to differentiate words for the "FC Unique Name"
 
CiudadDeMexico
 
LosAngelesCA
 
EdmontonAB
 
DouarnenezFR
 
OxfordCoWI for a county group
 
 
 
== For international groups ==
 
*Use the local language for group name (location) and "FC Unique Name"
 
"Koeln" for Cologne, Germany.
 
"Ciudad de Mexico" for Mexico City
 
 
 
*Use country codes in "FC Unique Name." Use the 2-character (all caps) [http://sustainablesources.com/resources/country-abbreviations/ country codes] unless the code is redundant. 
 
MonterreyMX
 
HamburgDE
 
CiudadDeMexico (omit MX here)
 
 
 
*Use the region name if necessary to distinguish between two groups with the same name
 

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