This is a log of changes to user rights performed locally by users ("manual" changes) or by system rules ("automatic" changes). You may enter either or both of:
- Performer – the name of the user who changed the rights (just their name)
- Target – the name of the user whose rights were changed (written with the prefix User:)
The list of user groups and their associated permissions is on Special:ListGroupRights.
The log does not show:
- Changes of rights by stewards (such as checkuser and oversight user rights) – see the meta global rights log (Enter usernames like this: User:Doe@enwiki)
- Local rights changes made prior to 24 December 2004 – see Misplaced Pages:Bureaucrat log.
- 20:00, 12 April 2016 Bigpoliticsfan talk contribs was automatically updated from pending changes reviewer and rollbacker to pending changes reviewer, rollbacker and extended confirmed user
- 14:20, 1 February 2016 KrakatoaKatie talk contribs changed group membership for Bigpoliticsfan from pending changes reviewer to pending changes reviewer and rollbacker (request at WP:PERM)
- 21:12, 18 February 2014 HJ Mitchell talk contribs changed group membership for Bigpoliticsfan from (none) to pending changes reviewer (requested at WP:PERM/RW)