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 prefixUser:)

The list of user groups and their associated permissions is onSpecial:ListGroupRights.

The log doesnot show:

• Changes of rights bystewards (such ascheckuser andoversight user rights) – see themeta global rights log (Enter usernames like this:User:Doe@enwiki)
• Local rights changes made prior to 24 December 2004 – seeWikipedia:Bureaucrat log.

• 20:36, 4 June 2021Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forSeraphimblade: granted IP block exempt (temporary, until 20:36, 5 June 2021); kept edit filter manager and administrator unchanged(Silliness in test account creation)
• 17:41, 30 December 2019Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forJohn M Baker: granted IP block exempt (temporary, until 17:41, 30 December 2020); kept extended confirmed user unchanged(Affected by rangeblocks not meant for this editor.)
• 00:10, 17 November 2019Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forCRau080: granted IP block exempt (temporary, until 00:10, 17 May 2020)(Frequently affected by rangeblocks not intended for them.)
• 19:25, 25 February 2018Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forYogesh Khandke: revoked autopatrolled; kept extended confirmed user unchanged(Inappropriately writing promotional articles)
• 16:54, 24 November 2017Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forObaid Raza: granted IP block exempt; kept extended confirmed user unchanged(Innocent user affected by range block.)
• 16:23, 4 October 2017Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forFleetfootMike: granted IP block exempt(Innocent user affected by range block)
• 04:29, 6 December 2011Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forSeraphimblade: revoked IP block exempt; kept edit filter manager and administrator unchanged(Not sure why this happened to start with, let's see if it works now without it.)
• 07:29, 12 May 2011Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forSeraphimblade: granted IP block exempt; kept edit filter manager and administrator unchanged(I'm not using TOR, no idea what's going on here...)
• 07:51, 21 December 2009Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forSeraphimblade: granted edit filter manager; kept administrator unchanged(Setting edit filter)
• 13:15, 2 February 2008Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forPaul Erik: granted rollbacker(User's request)
• 11:56, 14 January 2008Seraphimbladetalkcontribs changed group membership forBigtimepeace: granted rollbacker(No history of edit warring, good vandal fighter.)