User rights log
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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.
- 20:15, 18 April 2022 Guerillero talk contribs changed group membership for RockMagnetist (DCO visiting scholar) from extended confirmed user and IP block exempt to extended confirmed user (>1 year without edits; indef ipbe is no longer granted)
- 01:11, 3 February 2019 RockMagnetist talk contribs changed group membership for RockMagnetist (DCO visiting scholar) from extended confirmed user to extended confirmed user and IP block exempt (Alternate account for an admin; wishes to use VPN for editing)
- 06:11, 2 October 2017 RockMagnetist (DCO visiting scholar) talk contribs was automatically updated from (none) to extended confirmed user