User rights log
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 Wikipedia:Bureaucrat log.
- 13:56, 6 March 2020 David Gerard talk contribs changed group membership for David Gerard from administrator to administrator and edit filter manager (adding edit filter to manage deprecation filter)
- 19:58, 9 March 2010 David Gerard talk contribs changed group membership for Joshuapennington from (none) to IP block exempt (created acct for user stuck behind collateral damage IP block, functionaries notified)
- 18:55, 7 November 2009 David Gerard talk contribs changed group membership for Alaroz33 from (none) to IP block exempt (formerly-anon editor hit by wide range block of highly banned user)
- 19:05, 3 January 2009 David Gerard talk contribs changed group membership for Chergles from rollbacker to rollbacker and IP block exempt (editor in good standing in middle of a hardblocked IP range)