[imported_Vergo]

i've spoken to some staff who have agreed with me on this one. i really think if your staffing you shouldn't be allowed to play on your normal character during the period in which your hired to staff

I completely agree. It's obvious why: staff members have so much more access to things that players do not, plain and simple.
It's not just because they can do special things like dupe and add special things, it's also because they know about things that players either don't know about, or wouldn't know about for some time, such as new spawns. For example, GMs have access to every mustang spawn and when the mustang spawns, they can see where every player is and what they are doing, etc. So just think about how a player could use this knowledge. A GM can't help the fact that they know something extra as a player. Which is why I don't think they should be allowed player characters.