@BFH: Apparently the discussion is open again. Hope your mind is.
@Hoodlum: Freports will remain free. Apparently the Phantoms have even got hold of the keys. GoR has the same options as everyone else: Zoners, love em or be hated by em.
@Alpha: Rational, very rational. Perhaps you can pass that rationality up the ol' chain of command. And, I notice a conspicuous absence of Tau 37's mention in your post. As it should be. Let sleeping dogs and miners lay.
@Majk: Are those bloody Corsair NPCs docking at Corfu and FP11 again??? Shame! We have the same problem at Canaria. What can a poor Zoner do? Make hay! (or Flax, i suppose..)
@Dab: Your turn. I'll be on the road for a day or two, and unable to fire back, verbally. Use the advantage well, while it lasts.