As CountHackulus says, basically "drama". If it amuses you for some reason, you might want to check out "Jason Scott - You're Stealing It Wrong! 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles" from Defcon 18. http://youtu.be/QCAL_YgYiP0 The meat of the talk starts around 24min.
edit: while re-watching, I should warn you lots of foul language and some NSFW imagery