I really appreciate all the input on this subject. This is exactly what the officers and I had discussed and are doing. However, since the implementation of the rule, many lower level members that had normally just teleported to higher levels had started using the whisper to ask permission. It gotten so bad with two of my officers that they couldn't revive the person they were helping for answering whispers.
So as a result the officers and I had to add to the teleporting rule that whispering for permission would be ignored. We had to do that for asking for help as well.
Everyone needs help at one time or another so there is no shame in asking for it. This guild's basic purpose is to be a helping guild for all members and other pirates.
I would really like more input on problems other guilds have had and how they dealt with them.
Skully