I understand your position, but I think part of the problem is that the generic discussion here doesn't translate into a specific plan. Like, regarding teleport pads, the answer as to how and when it could happen could be very different depending on what the characters actually intend to do. Abby could go out and slap down teleport circles, or Engineering could build technological devices.

Sort of a, "what are the characters doing to achieve this?" sort of question needs to be answered before a generic 'yes teleports are okay' answer can be given, is what I'm seeing.