diff --git a/configs/delayconnect.cfg b/configs/delayconnect.cfg
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+++ b/configs/delayconnect.cfg
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+"DelayConnect"
+{
+    /**
+     * Each section here defines a playtime limit.
+     *
+     * When checking whether a player has hit their limit, we select the first section that the client matches.
+     * The following keys in each section define the checks performed (if the client matches any one, the section will be applied):
+     *     "steam"      the Steam ID of the player
+     *     "group"      a group the player is in (if an admin)
+     *     "flag"       a flag the player has (if an admin)
+     *     "default"    applies to all players
+     *
+     * The following keys define the limits:
+     *     "delay"      the amount of time (in seconds) after the most recent disconnect that the player will be denied connect for
+     */
+
+    "default"
+    {
+        "default"   1
+
+        "delay"     15
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripting/delayconnect.sp b/scripting/delayconnect.sp
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+++ b/scripting/delayconnect.sp
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+#include <sourcemod>
+#include <connect>
+
+#pragma newdecls required
+
+public Plugin myinfo = {
+    name = "Server Delay Connect",
+    author = "Forward Command Post",
+    description = "delays when players can connect",
+    version = "0.1.0",
+    url = "http://fwdcp.net"
+}
+
+KeyValues config;
+int disconnect;
+
+bool CheckPlayer(const char[] steamID) {
+    bool result = true;
+
+    if (config.GotoFirstSubKey()) {
+        AdminId admin = FindAdminByIdentity(AUTHMETHOD_STEAM, steamID);
+
+        ArrayList groups = new ArrayList(1024);
+        if (admin != INVALID_ADMIN_ID) {
+            int groupCount = GetAdminGroupCount(admin);
+            for (int i = 0; i < groupCount; i++) {
+                char group[1024];
+
+                GetAdminGroup(admin, i, group, sizeof(group));
+
+                groups.PushString(group);
+            }
+        }
+
+        do {
+            bool apply = false;
+
+            if (!apply) {
+                char configSteam[64];
+
+                config.GetString("steam", configSteam, sizeof(configSteam));
+
+                if (StrEqual(steamID, configSteam)) {
+                    apply = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!apply && admin != INVALID_ADMIN_ID) {
+                if (!apply) {
+                    char configGroup[1024];
+
+                    config.GetString("group", configGroup, sizeof(configGroup));
+
+                    if (groups.FindString(configGroup) != -1) {
+                        apply = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!apply) {
+                    char configFlag[1];
+
+                    config.GetString("flag", configFlag, sizeof(configFlag));
+
+                    AdminFlag flag;
+                    if (FindFlagByChar(configFlag[0], flag) && GetAdminFlag(admin, flag)) {
+                        apply = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!apply) {
+                if (config.GetNum("default")) {
+                    apply = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (apply) {
+                int delay = config.GetNum("delay");
+
+                if (delay > 0 && GetTime() < disconnect + delay) {
+                    result = false;
+                }
+                else {
+                    result = true;
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        while (config.GotoNextKey());
+    }
+
+    config.Rewind();
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+public bool OnClientPreConnectEx(const char[] name, char password[255], const char[] ip, const char[] steamID, char rejectReason[255]) {
+    char steam[64];
+
+    if (Connect_GetAuthId(AuthId_Steam3, steam, sizeof(steam))) {
+        bool result = CheckPlayer(steam);
+
+        if (!result) {
+            strcopy(rejectReason, sizeof(rejectReason), "you are not allowed to connect due to an enforced delay");
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+public void OnPluginStart() {
+    config = new KeyValues("DelayConnect");
+    char configFile[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH];
+    BuildPath(Path_SM, configFile, sizeof(configFile), "configs/delayconnect.cfg");
+    config.ImportFromFile(configFile);
+
+    HookEvent("player_disconnect", OnPlayerDisconnect, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);
+}
+
+public void OnPlayerDisconnect(Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast) {
+    disconnect = GetTime();
+}