SHills -- I won't argue with it if it works for you, but...

The true purpose of a pillar is to remove ANY compression of the stock when you tighten the action screws. Using your "floor plate" design, you still have to tighten the head of the action screws into the stock, it's just compressing against the floor plate instead of the lug. A true pillar SHOULD still be an improvement. When my action screws bottom out on the pillar, there is ZERO play, metal to metal contact.

When I can get back into a difference site, I'll see if I can retrieve an IM I sent with bedding/pillar installation instructions and copy it here.