*(moved from comments)*

> I agree it draws a bit more attention than needed. What do you think if the pencil icon is in orange, and the circle is just a 1px outline? – Jin Oct 18 at 7:53

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> I updated the edit icon tonight, both for the main site and meta. The changes will be in the next deployment. – Jin Oct 30 at 2:42

The change is now live.