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There is a StrongLink relation between webpages A and B <=>

if A links to B then B links to A and
if B links to A then A links to B.

Notes:

It is so simple, that the relevance of it, wasn't recognized by many. Otherwise, why didn't the Web develop strong linking from the start on.
- The XanaduProject did try, but apparently it took them quite a while to get it right -- JamBaltine
Any decent WikiEngine automatically creates a StrongLink relation, between any two Wikipages, whenever one links to another. If a page refers to another one, click on the title of the referred page and you get the referer(s), i.e. "any page, that is pointed to, points back".
If different (Wiki-) communities want to make them mutually aware, what is going on, to exchange working contexts, e.g. in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, then a [WeakLink] relation between referred pages is "better than nothing". But actually it is in fact a giant waste of energies, because the authors of the target pages have little chance to get notified from the other side, that something is needed or offered.
During one surfsession, the user has the convenience of going back, by the back button or the browser history function. But this cannot replace a permanent StrongLink relation between pages, where only one refers to the other and not vice versa. Didn't we all experience sometimes deep links into interesting stuff, with no internal "home-" or "back-" link?
Don't confuse the paradigm of StrongLink with that of BidirectionalLinks as a TechnologySolution, which is only a special case.
The motivation for this parlance is to
- create awareness
- choose a shorter term for addressing the topic
- make it easier to talk about it and
- make it more persuasive:

"Are there not strong links between twins (aka TwinPages)?"

"For collaboration we need strong links."

Question: "Do you want to have strong links between all your linked pages or only weak links?" Answer: "Of course I want strong links"

As a special case to strengthen the StrongLink paradigm, we can use userdefined TwinPages. Think StrongLink. -- FridemarPache

Discussion: Normally all our new WikiPages on Meatball are shown, shortly after their creation on top of the [GoogleSearchResults]. Strangely enough, StrongLink didn't show up even in a short list. However working, better collaborating, on such a WikiPage gets it on the [GoogleRadar]. This entry might expand the awareness for StrongLink, motivating [IncidentalCollaboration]. -- [fridemar]

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