>>25599
Users can moderate their own threads now (to an extend - it's the ability to hide the posts in their threads by default rather than deleting them like the site staff can), post with the proof they are the OP, assign other users that ability etc.
The moderating buttons show up for only the OP. Claim thread function just opens a window where they can enter the password of the thread (you can go ahead and press it on any thread to see it), and if they get it right, they would access the buttons. It could be used by people who use browsers that don't store the data