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Description
Currently, to create a connection between two items, you need to be able to edit both those items.
This doesn't always makes sense. For example, a site owner may want to allow authors to create a list of related articles, some of which might not be written by them.
Relevant support threads:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-to-page-connections-for-authors
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/private-post-connections-only-show-to-admin
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-box-not-being-displayed-in-cpt-user-connection