Correct.
No, not even with that.
You can, actually. I did once, when I wanted to test if certain markup tools work in PMs.
No, we wouldn't.
Correct.
I think I can help all of you by telling you that mods don't thump posts by editing them. Instead, we have a button (like the ones for editing your post, accessing you avatar gallery and sending you a PM) with a picture of a lightning bolt in it. When we click it, it opens up a menu from which we pick the thump we wanna give you. So there's no way at all that you can accidentally give yourself a thump that would show up on our record, as only thumps given with the thump tool count as official. (Correction: you can accidentally give yourself an official thump by posting something thumpable by accident, but a mod still has to give you the thump.)
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.Self-thumps don't appear on you permanent record, and are different from mod thumps in appearance too. Compare a [[rules] thump by yourself and one by a moderator to see the difference.
Shhhhhhh, you're giving too many [MOD SECRETS] away!
edited 6th May '12 8:55:19 AM by lu127
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerOkay, that makes sense. Is that why a mod-given thump doesn't go away on a post that's gone through the troll crusher — it isn't text in the post, but a separate button? If it doesn't count as divulging tooooo many [MOD SECRET]s, is there a funny icon on the thump button?
Also, you should so make a new thump (one that we can access, hopefully) for talking about [MOD SECRET].
edited 6th May '12 9:21:09 AM by Telcontar
That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.[MOD SECRET]
I'm pretty sure that Eddie described all of the mod buttons in a post somewhere, but since I'm not sure, I won't give you very much info.
I can tell you, though, that the thump tool has a lightning bolt and the skullfuck button has a white skull on black background.
edited 6th May '12 9:04:20 AM by BestOf
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.Best Of shall assimilate all of you at this rate. Careful, he's a colossal tease. Especially when it comes to [MOD SECRET].
edited 6th May '12 9:04:50 AM by lu127
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerI'm afraid I've received special FBI training in shielding my mind from such... pitiful attempts at probing.
Although the better question is why the CIA of the USA would give special tools to people over in Finland. I know our government is pretty dumb, but dang.
edited 6th May '12 9:09:39 AM by DarkConfidant
Hey, they gave me those tools too, and I'm not in Finland. Apparently, they really are that dumb!
edited 6th May '12 9:10:44 AM by lu127
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
Thumped for disclosing [MOD SECRET]. Only the staff are allowed to discuss that.
You know, the first time I saw the skullfuck button, I thought the system had gone crazy.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerTV Tripes TM: Now with 10% more animal innards!
That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.

@ Ultimately Subjective: I've seen it done once, when someone's post wasn't in the wrong at all but the post they were responding to was thumped.
edited 6th May '12 8:04:01 AM by Telcontar
That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.