Deleted threads should return a 410 server message instead of 404

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By definition, a 404 message means that the page currently cannot be found but may come back in the future. It should be used when you don't know if the condition is temporary or permanent.

The 410 error is much more specific. The HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 410 Gone client error response code indicates that access to the target resource is no longer available at the origin server and that this condition is likely to be permanent.

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