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'''Doug Taylor''' was a Star Wars CCG Player Advocate named by Decipher on the first Players' Committee Advocate team, listed under '''Gameplay Support''' with [[Eric Olson]].<ref name="pc1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020611042314/http://decipher.com/starwars/playerscommittee1.html The Star Wars Players' Committee], decipher.com (Wayback, 11 June 2002; letter dated 25 January 2002)</ref> Early swccgpc.com Advocate Council pages list him as '''Card Design Advocate'''.<ref name="council2002">[https://web.archive.org/web/20021209221742/http://www.swccgpc.com/council.htm Advocate Council], swccgpc.com (Wayback, 9 December 2002)</ref><ref name="council2004">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040603222905/http://www.swccgpc.com/council.htm Advocate Council], swccgpc.com (Wayback, 3 June 2004)</ref><ref name="council2005">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050829220138/http://www.swccgpc.com/council.htm Advocate Council], swccgpc.com (Wayback, 29 August 2005)</ref>

This page is a '''fan encyclopedia''' stub based on dated public interviews and archived PC pages. It does '''not''' invent a full biography.

== Players Committee / Advocate roles ==

* '''January 2002 (Decipher first Advocates):''' Gameplay Support (with Eric Olson), on the six-person first team announced by Warren Holland.<ref name="pc1" />
* '''April 2002 (GPN interview):''' Interviewed as Game Play Design / Gameplay Support Advocate; described card design for virtual cards (one of two designers), playtesting feedback, and listening to fans as core duties.<ref name="gpn">[https://web.archive.org/web/20030120211736/http://www.gameplayersnetwork.com/card/features.asp?gm=starwars&id=84 Interview With The Advocates, Part 1: A short discussion with Doug Taylor, Game Play Design], Game Players Network, Duane Bruun, posted 19 April 2002 (Wayback, 20 January 2003)</ref>
* '''Advocate Council (swccgpc.com captures):''' Card Design Advocate on council.htm snapshots from December 2002, June 2004, and August 2005.<ref name="council2002" /><ref name="council2004" /><ref name="council2005" />

Roster context and later Council changes: [[Players Committee advocates]].

== GPN interview (19 April 2002) — sourced claims ==

A Game Players Network feature by Duane Bruun quotes Taylor on his background and early PC duties. Sourced points from that interview include:<ref name="gpn" />

* Lived in the Seattle area; day job in law enforcement; described himself as a fan and supporter of SWCCG for over six years.
* Ran tournaments and leagues locally; early Squadron Member; ran Regionals, State (including a Provincial) Championships, and an Open.
* Playtester for Decipher games; wrote regularly for ''Scrye'' and ''Star Wars Gamer''; known for developing Scenario formats.
* As Gameplay Support Advocate, main duty was designing virtual cards (one of two designers), sending designs to playtesting, evaluating feedback, and revising; also listening to fans and communicating with the community.
* Characterized community response to the first Virtual cards as strongly positive after earlier skepticism.
* In the same interview he stated he would turn 37 in a little over a week (as of the April 2002 interview). This page does '''not''' invent a date of birth from that remark.

== Handle note (DougRed4) ==

Decipher's first-Advocates page used a contact address whose local-part was '''dougred4''' for Doug Taylor.<ref name="pc1" /> A later starwarsccg.org About capture (~October 2014) lists forum handle '''DougRed4''' as Historical Advocate.<ref name="swcabout2014">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141009180158/http://www.starwarsccg.org/about/ About], starwarsccg.org (Wayback, 9 October 2014)</ref> The handle '''string''' matches; this page does '''not''' assert identity continuity of later forum accounts without a primary statement equating them, and does not republish the full email address.

== See also ==

* [[Players Committee advocates]]
* [[Eric Olson]] · [[Josh Radke]] · [[John Arendt]]
* [[History of the Players Committee]] · [[Players Committee]]
* [[Virtual Sets (2002-2009)]]

== Gaps ==

* Exact start/end dates for Advocate terms beyond dated captures.
* Whether the 2014 '''DougRed4''' Historical Advocate listing is the same person (handle match only).
* Full biography outside SWCCG / PC citations.

== Sources ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020611042314/http://decipher.com/starwars/playerscommittee1.html Decipher Players' Committee announcement] (Wayback; letter 25 January 2002)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030120211736/http://www.gameplayersnetwork.com/card/features.asp?gm=starwars&id=84 GPN Interview With The Advocates, Part 1 (Doug Taylor)] (posted 19 April 2002; Wayback 20 January 2003)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021209221742/http://www.swccgpc.com/council.htm council.htm] (Wayback, 9 December 2002)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040603222905/http://www.swccgpc.com/council.htm council.htm] (Wayback, 3 June 2004)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050829220138/http://www.swccgpc.com/council.htm council.htm] (Wayback, 29 August 2005)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009180158/http://www.starwarsccg.org/about/ starwarsccg.org about] (Wayback, 9 October 2014) — DougRed4 handle listing only

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