Missing "Edit" link on closed questions

Question

Today, I wanted to try an edit a potentially valid question which was asked in incorrect tone (as a rant) and was thus closed.

However, there was no "Edit" tag.

I know this is not a general rule on SE sites - I can edit closed questions on SO. I can also edit non-closed questions on SciFi SE.

Is this some special privilege to edit closed questions that I lack on SciFi due to insufficient rep? Or some SciFi SE specific rule?

Answer 1

There used to be restrictions around suggesting edits to closed questions, but they have been lifted.

The current restrictions are:

• You cannot suggest an edit on a post if there is already a pending suggested edit on that post.
• There are no suggested edits on the meta site.
• Anonymous users (people who suggest an edit without having an account) must wait until the post is at least 10 minutes old.
• A user who has had too many suggested edits rejected may be prevented from suggesting edits for a few days.

See the suggested edit FAQ for more information.

Answer 2

I just realized that I don't yet have full editing privileges.

According to the FAQ:

1000 rep Edit other people’s posts, vote to approve or reject suggested edits

This must be why I also don't even see the "Edit" link on closed questions.