Why don't you turn off the PageRank feature in the Google Toolbar?

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Why don't you switch off the PageRank Toolbar feature? It is widely used by link sellers as a link grading system. Why do you continue to display PageRank publicly? It appears to have little relevance, except to spammers.
Danielroofer (aka Daniel Weadley), Camberley, Surrey, UK

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