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.
- 13:18, 26 May 2018 Xaosflux talk contribs changed group membership for The Anonybot from bot to (none) (-bot (lengthy inactivity) per Special:PermaLink/843039992#Inactive_bots_-_May_2018 - BRFA required to reinstate)
- 23:13, 24 January 2013 WilliamH talk contribs changed group membership for The Anonybot from confirmed user to bot (Successful BRFA)
- 22:12, 19 January 2013 Addshore talk contribs changed group membership for The Anonybot from (none) to confirmed user (Bot hitting captcha - Per https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/The_Anonybot&diff=533907474&oldid=533867534)