Index: src/game/g_local.h
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_local.h	(revision 1102)
+++ src/game/g_local.h	(working copy)
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@
   qboolean            vote;
   qboolean            teamVote;
 
+  int                 demerits;
+  int                 messageTime;
+
   vec3_t              lastDeathLocation;
   char                guid[ 33 ];
   char                ip[ 40 ];
@@ -1130,6 +1133,9 @@
 extern  vmCvar_t  g_debugVoices;
 extern  vmCvar_t  g_voiceChats;
 
+extern  vmCvar_t  g_floodMaxDemerits;
+extern  vmCvar_t  g_floodMinTime;
+
 extern  vmCvar_t  g_shove;
 
 extern  vmCvar_t  g_mapConfigs;
Index: src/game/g_main.c
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_main.c	(revision 1102)
+++ src/game/g_main.c	(working copy)
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@
 vmCvar_t  g_mapConfigs;
 vmCvar_t  g_chatTeamPrefix;
 
+vmCvar_t  g_floodMaxDemerits;
+vmCvar_t  g_floodMinTime;
+
 vmCvar_t  g_layouts;
 vmCvar_t  g_layoutAuto;
 
@@ -230,6 +233,9 @@
 
   { &g_chatTeamPrefix, "g_chatTeamPrefix", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE, 0, qfalse  },
 
+  { &g_floodMaxDemerits, "g_floodMaxDemerits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE, 0, qfalse  },
+  { &g_floodMinTime, "g_floodMinTime", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE, 0, qfalse  },
+
   { &g_markDeconstruct, "g_markDeconstruct", "1", CVAR_SERVERINFO | CVAR_ARCHIVE, 0, qfalse  },
 
   { &g_debugMapRotation, "g_debugMapRotation", "0", 0, 0, qfalse  },
Index: src/game/g_cmds.c
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_cmds.c	(revision 1102)
+++ src/game/g_cmds.c	(working copy)
@@ -2888,6 +2888,31 @@
   }
 }
 
+/*
+==================
+G_FloodLimited
+
+Determine whether a user is flood limited, and adjust their flood demerits
+==================
+*/
+qboolean G_FloodLimited( gentity_t *ent )
+{
+  int deltatime = level.time - ent->client->pers.messageTime;
+
+  if( !g_floodMaxDemerits.integer )
+    return qfalse;
+
+  if( G_admin_permission( ent, ADMF_NOCENSORFLOOD ) )
+   return qfalse;
+
+  ent->client->pers.demerits += g_floodMinTime.integer - deltatime;
+  if( ent->client->pers.demerits < 0 )
+    ent->client->pers.demerits = 0;
+
+  ent->client->pers.messageTime = level.time;
+  return ( ent->client->pers.demerits > g_floodMaxDemerits );
+}
+
 commands_t cmds[ ] = {
   // normal commands
   { "team", 0, Cmd_Team_f },
@@ -2992,6 +3017,9 @@
   if( cmds[ i ].cmdFlags & CMD_MESSAGE && ent->client->pers.muted )
     return;
 
+  if( cmds[ i ].cmdFlags & CMD_MESSAGE && G_FloodLimited( ent ) )
+    return;
+
   if( cmds[ i ].cmdFlags & CMD_TEAM &&
       ent->client->pers.teamSelection == TEAM_NONE )
   {