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.
- 22:42, 11 July 2011 Xeno talk contribs changed group membership for Grafikbot from bot to (none) (bot inactive for several years; operator free to re-request flag at any time should they wish to resume bot activity)
- 02:31, 20 July 2006 Essjay talk contribs changed group membership for Grafikbot from (none) to bot (http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Bots/Requests_for_approvals&diff=next&oldid=64767309)