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.
- 21:46, 21 December 2011 Will Beback talk contribs changed group membership for Thermodynamic from (none) to confirmed user (in order to allow uploads)
- 22:48, 18 October 2011 Will Beback talk contribs changed group membership for Jpr127 from (none) to confirmed user (avoid auto-tagging of useful links)
- 04:37, 1 August 2010 Will Beback talk contribs changed group membership for Wikignome0530 from (none) to pending changes reviewer (5,000 edits, no blocks)
- 22:11, 23 March 2009 Will Beback talk contribs changed group membership for Will Beback from administrator to administrator and edit filter manager (vandalism response)
- 07:12, 23 August 2008 Will Beback talk contribs changed group membership for M4morglin from (none) to IP block exempt (to circumvent a range block)