superclown2 - 9:01 pm on Sep 19, 2011 (gmt 0)

And if it did, there would be a huge protest against that too, and millions of site owners like me would refuse to go along with it, which would force Google to back down..

You really believe that site owners can force Google to do something? Sorry, I wish you were right but the boots firmly on the other foot now. If Google decide to reward sites with a button, there isn't a thing any of us can do about it except scream.