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.

• 21:20, 1 August 2019 Journalist talk contribs was automatically updated from (none) to extended confirmed user Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 21:23, 25 October 2009 Journalist talk contribs changed group membership for Journalist from edit filter manager and administrator to edit filter manager, administrator and autopatrolled
• 23:53, 15 April 2009 Journalist talk contribs changed group membership for Journalist from edit filter manager, account creator, IP block exempt, rollbacker and administrator to edit filter manager, IP block exempt and administrator
• 18:46, 15 April 2009 Journalist talk contribs changed group membership for Journalist from edit filter manager and administrator to edit filter manager, administrator, rollbacker, IP block exempt and account creator
• 07:28, 15 April 2009 Journalist talk contribs changed group membership for Journalist from administrator to administrator, rollbacker, IP block exempt, account creator and edit filter manager