Question about emotionless race

[Enigma]

I have some planets that are rioting. If I gift them to an ally who is an emotionless race will they stop rioting and then he can gift them back to me?

[douglas]

If I remember a discussion from a while back correctly, the emotionless trait and rioting interact in a very bugged way. Specifically, if an emotionless race acquires a rioting planet, the planet will never stop rioting so long as it remains in that player's possession.

Edit: found it

[dogscoff]

Yes, 'emotionless' in SE4 isn't implemented as "without emotion", but as "emotional state doesn't change".

[Enigma]

Thanks I will not be doing that then. Guess I will just drop a bunch of troops on them.