I'm against logging individual Advances for 2 reasons.
Soft locking is a player invention. I don't see any reason why INNO should change the game to support a play style not used by most players of the game.
Personally, my last two fiamond Guilds (two different worlds) haven't had problems with members flipping because Guild Leadership works with players to make sure we all understood not to flip Provinces.
Instead of asking INNO to change the game, ask your Guild Leadership to do their job.
Meanwhile in a completely unrelated topic, one of my favorite trick questions for job interviews was to ask where they saw themself five years from now. Meanwhile back on topic:
My background with the game includes being in probably 10 guilds over almost 36 months.
Of your ten cities 8 appear to be Diamond Farms. The ninth doesn;t appear to get much attention.
The 10th is a fine city started about two years ago.
Regarding the job interview question? The best answer is something that shows personal growth but strongly suggests still being with the company. 'Cause breaking in new Guildies, err, I mean, training new employees is a pain in the ass.
I never hired anyone who planned on leaving in weeks. Or padded their resumes.
Maybe that wasn't so off topic?