Minor civilization to normal civilization

Lentzlandians
Akilians
Carinoids
Paulos
Scottlingas

These 5 should actually be given personalities to match their description and should actually struggle for United Planets recognition and major race status. There should also be a search to unravel the mystery of why the Lentzlandians and Terrans look so similar. Here are other 'civilizations' who I'd rather let be as minor, and why:

Snathi - These guys are squirrels who haven't progressed much since the Dreads made them, so I wouldn't see them prospering further. They're funny, but nothing more.

Dark Yor - These seem to be the result of a botched-up Iconian/Yor/Precursor project who were simply disposed of and somehow survived.

Jessuins - They're struggling for survival on their hostile homeworld, so what mark do you expect them to make in space?

Jagged Knife - They're a criminal organization, if a very powerful one, but that still doesn't mean that they could be a nation. They couldn't possibly have stuff like diplomacy, United Planets membership, cultural influence, and the like.

Pirates - These guys are simply the Jagged Knifes' space fleet. Seriously, you'll never see Pirates attacking J.K property! They aren't a nation for the above reasons.

Peacekeepers - They're just a ragtag group of robotic ships, with no other purpose in existence other than maintaining 'peace' - their idea of peace.

Fundamentalists - A group of pacifist tree-huggers who somehow overthrew their evil rulers and simply wish to exist in peace. They obviously wouldn't take part in complex major-race-only stuff.

Vegans - A group of pacifists who managed to terraform a Class 0 planet and settle on it. They wouldn't be major for the same reason as above.

I haven't seen the I-League, so I can't comment on them.

Fundamentalists-A group of tree hugging terrorist that want nothing but peace and they'll do any thing.In TA their A.I should be updated so the when a civ building or already built the U.P headquarters will be at war with them, plus they will try to send an agent to sabotage it or try to invade that planet so make sure it's not located on either your capital planet your main ship building world.
I-league-These guys come from revolted planets of any civs.

The Scottinglas! I don't know why but I've always loved them guys

I think the Pirates sholud become a Minor civilization that you can talk to insted of just blasting them out of space. like hire them to go affter anouther civ and leave yours alone.

not the The Jagged Knife, because any criminal organization thats going to overthrow
any planetary government better have the muscle to keep their planets from being taken
back by that government or any civilization at all from taking that easy opportunity.