Did somebody check to see if the link could be recovered? It was gone before I got a chance to look at it. (@Glorfindel also has a broken-link fixing bot.)
Back in old IE days, such site would force you to close the browser via Task Manager, luckily browsers these days allow you to close the tab even with active alert.
@Spevacus The team wants to keep it as a staff perk :)
In more serious terms, the more people who have the ability to see deleted posts, the greater chance one will abuse the privilege to stir up trouble when users or mods made the wise decision to remove a problematic post.