Question: When a user with less than 10k reputation\* tries to directly access the edit page of a post that's been removed, this message appears: 

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> This post is deleted and cannot be edited.
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And it looks like this:

[![error message for edit page](https://i.stack.imgur.com/055qM.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/055qM.png)

*Update: Same page is shown for unregistered users.*

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Should this be changed to something else? Maybe at least add a link to the home?

It feels like this page is not up to the level of SO and very non-production looking.

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\* I assume that's only for <10k since 10k+ users can see deleted posts.

Answer: 
I have to side with [FirstOne](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/359888/page-for-editing-a-deleted-post-for-users-with-less-than-10k-reputation#comment535406_359888):

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> ...I'm not saying hey, let's build the most amazing page in the planet, I'm just saying that this doesn't look like a production-looking page and it could be enhanced. Production code should also handle 'places where people shouldn't be', as long as those places exist, imho.
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It's more a matter of good style than one of practicality, so the number of people who actually view this page isn't relevant.

The fix could be as trivial as redirecting to the page that already exists for viewing the deleted question itself: [example for <10k only](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47323246).

I think handling this edge case is good form, and could be taken care of with minimal effort.
I donno, I kinda like that page. It's got a lot going for it:

* the message is unambiguous and to the point - there's no confusion as to *why* you're not getting the editor that you expected.
* it loads quickly, saving precious data on my capped mobile connection.
* it respects my browser's zoom settings and doesn't override the default font size that I've specified.
* there are no ads, background images or superfluous chrome to distract me from the precious content of the page.

Honestly, I'd like to see more pages adopt this styling.