Exactly Shamgar, there fodder for my eating anyways, but nahhh, most of the time I make them my allies, just cuz they provide a secure trading partner when the going gets rough, In fact my personal mission by mid-end game is to protect this races, if some1 attack them they'll regret it!!! >=]
They also provide cheap technologies if your allied with them, especially if that Event happens, the 1 where it say "The (X RACE) Have Stolen (Y RACE)'s techs and are willing to Trade them, but they want planets."
I never give them planets, sometimes if theyr at war with a nmajor race and are close to their enemies planets, I gave them 1 of my low class planets, like a class 4 or 5 planet just to keep them around if their homeworld is close to being conquered, then give them another far off planet "within" my borders , and that way we can keep trading.
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