I always paid the pirate, as long as his demands were not "20mil r dai", or "all loot or deth" with no reason behind it.
I have delivered food to the Corsairs, I have run cardamine before, delivered artifacts, traded in MOX, Plutonium, Deuterium, and just about everything to be honest, to just about everyone.
Hell, I even had a Zoner try and negotiate with the nomads for capital armour. (Failure though, my timezone is terrible.)
But, no.
You know it, I know it. This was not some role-play thing, it was done with the intent of driving players off the server, and it succeeded.
Arab "Corsairs" shouting "YALALALALALA" and a Bretonian Ambassador insulting high-ranking members with whom he is about to negotiate, the BHG|Core- trying to get nomad remains off a Zoner in Delta?
Come on, who are you kidding?
It was a joke. I completely agree with you. But I'm glad that you finally said something that you should have said a week ago.
Edit: As a matter of fact, you over did yourself. You stole the words right out of my mouth.