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First Rater's first name. Sometimes this is used in messages, etc. (e.g., "Hi first," ....)
Last Rater's last name. First and last are combined in things like setting assignments and elsewhere.
Email This field is both the rater's email address and username. If you change your email, you also change the username you use to login to the system. HOWEVER, the email must not already be in use (e.g., two people cannot share the same email address). If you try to set your email to an existing email/username, you will get an error or blank page.
Role (Admin) Admins can set the roles for raters (e.g., whether someone is rater or an Admin or Captain).
Email Status (Admin) Available only to Admins. Admins can also set whether you receive emails from the system. This allows us to have people with Admin access in the MassGolf office even though they are not raters (and shouldn't be bombarded with rating emails).
Groups (Admin) Available only to Admins. Admins can also assign groups to a rater. Group affiliation determines what events raters can see and what emails they receive. New groups can be added (or existing ones removed) only by someone with access to the backend database. This is to guard against accidental deletions.
Password Raters can set their own password, and Admins can change that password, too.
Show Passord Check this box and it will turn the dots typed into the password box into visible text.
Recent Activity (Admin) Available only to Admins. Admins can see the last actions under someone's account. This is for troubleshooting to figure out why someone might not be able to login or other issues.

A note about "good" passwords
The system doesn't require you to have any special characters or length with your passwords. However, here, in order of importance are the things that make for a good password:

  1. Length.
    More than anything the length of your password determines the likelihood that it will be cracked by guessing every possible combination. However, length is a constantly increasing metric (because computing power constantly increases). A good measure for minimum lenghth, is take the current year (e.g. '26) and divide it in half (13) to get the minimum characters. Remember spaces and punctuation are characters. Hence "bowl of soup." works as a password better than something like "bow!" or some other substituion scheme.
  2. Randomness.
    To gloss over the technical details of password cracking, it's mostly a matter of guessing or trying every likely option. The longer your password, the more work it takes to try every combination, but on top of that, it has to be something that wouldn't be obvious. Hence "12345678" is not a good password. But remember capitals are different (random) characters. "bowL oF souP!" isn't too bad, but what if you combine it with random things like your favorite wine and ZIP code? Something like "bowL of pinoT 02132".
  3. Memorable.
    What good is a password that you can't remember. Contrary to popular advice, it is OK to write down a password, just don't leave it out in the open. The likelihood of someone stealing that Post-It note of passwords in your wallet is far smaller than the near certainty that an online service you use will be compromised. That said, web browsers often have password managers incorporated into them these days. Think of these like that Post-It note. As long as you don't lose your computer or phone, these are a pretty good option. While some online managers help "sync" passwords across differing devices, just remember, unlike your laptop or phone, you won't know when someone steals that service's online database.
  4. Unique.
    A good password should never be cracked. However, the safeguard is to use a different password for every service. An easy way to do that is to add the service name. For example, ""bowL of pinoT 02132 gmail" works well.
  5. Changeable.
    The other safeguard against the risk of your good password being compromised is to change it. It takes time to compromise a database and then crack the passwords in it. Changing that password from time to time is a good way of staying ahead of bad guys. However, stick to the first three tips on this list. Services that require you to change your password frequently are a bad idea. The tendency is when forced, we choose weak passwords. Change them every year or so, on your own schedule, and follow the above steps.