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the module Author Menu is visible only for Special users, changed the permissions to Registered
=> that is correct as a Registered user does not have the access rights to create/edit content

the menu item "Edit Blog Roll" has Public access, but it has to be visible only for Special users
=> the menu item can only be seen when a Special user is logged in because of the menu module permissions. If someone has the direct url then they just see a list of the blog rolls available which is fine.

Closing as not a bug