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.
- 13:35, 24 September 2011 Xeno talk contribs changed group membership for Full-date unlinking bot from bot to (none) (operator request - bot completed tasks, no longer operating - https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard&diff=452153160&oldid=452151635)
- 23:36, 7 November 2009 Anonymous Dissident talk contribs changed group membership for Full-date unlinking bot from (none) to bot (Misplaced Pages:Bots/Requests for approval/Full-date unlinking bot)