Stupid question about backlinks

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I'm still working on figuring out this whole backlink thing and I have what may be a dumb question.

From reading all about Angela and Paul's links it seems pretty evident that if you can get a link from a site with high PR, even if it's on an inside page, it can give you a nice boost. Most of those links are www.highprpage.com/forum or whatever. Does it work the same if the link is forum.highprpage.com?

I'm wondering because I've found a PR8 .edu that has a forum for each of it's student groups and registration is open. That means that theoretically I could have links from club1.school.edu, club2.school.edu and so forth. Even though the club pages are 4-6 PR would it still count at higher because the main domain is a PR8?

BTW, before I get jumped on for spamming all of the groups, that's not my intention. There is a single one that I plan to join because I think I could offer good information. The way it was set up just got me thinking of how the PR juice would work.
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  • Yeah absolutely, those links sound awesome, don't delay get on that straight away!

    Hmmm I sound like a commercial.
  • PR is page specific, not site wide.
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    • That's true...kind of. However, there is a lot of proof that exists that getting a link from an internal page, even if it has 0 PR, of a site that has a high PR can give you a lot of value.
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  • I guess your not going to give up the edu site



    Rob
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    • heh, no. But, I'm putting together a big list that will be part of a free WSO in a few months and it might be on there.
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    Stupid question about backlinks

    I'm still working on figuring out this whole backlink thing and I have what may be a dumb question. From reading all about Angela and Paul's links it seems pretty evident that if you can get a link from a site with high PR, even if it's on an inside page, it can give you a nice boost. Most of those links are www.highprpage.com/forum or whatever. Does it work the same if the link is forum.highprpage.com?