cnvi - 11:11 pm on Aug 29, 2006 (gmt 0)

I never said any SE has endorsed reciprocal linking. What I am saying is that there is no proof that they are not endorsing it.

Major SE engineers realize that websites many times won't link to others without a link back. That type of cross promotion has been around since the web was born.

There is no documentation from Cutts or any other SE engineer stating to avoid reciprocal linking. Only comments stating to avoid poor linking relevancy and high linking volume.