Yes if they are open to the public, I suppose they should be exempt but of course there's no way to make that a binding agreement. I mean if you're at war with everybody like Dadds, and you agree to not go attack public fuel stations, and then break that agreement then well nothing changes as you're already at war.
The only reason to not exempt them is if you really want to slow down the progress of other players.
Unlike all you "mouth breeders" there is something called honor. You probably dont have a grasp on its concept, that is ok. Hopefully you will evolve one day, or grow up and learn its meaning.
I am happy to sign off on an honor based agreement on all public fueling stations however i know for a simple fact it will not be honored toward me. By words and by action my public stations have been attacked and destroyed as well as been betrayed by others out for a minor capital gain.
Thats the difference between me, my corp and the rest of you. The rest of you have no honor.
I have only one honor pact and its with a corp i am at war with, so your argument there Joolz is laughable at best. I honor my agreements and statements.
JamJul is free to set up public fueling stations as i offered, free of IMG harassment. Until you get a public consensus to implement an honor-bound word not to attack each other's public fueling stations, the point is moot. So the answers to the questions, "should public fueling stations be exempt from war?' is yes, but "will public fueling stations be exempt?" is no.
Also, anyone setting up a public fueling station is not doing so to advance themselves. If you do the math, you dont actually make any cash doing so since the fuel prices are set by the game. Shooting one down wont hinder a player's progress at all, just annoy him or her somewhat.