diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index 4aa850b..5d052d7 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 token = "token"  # the bot token
 debug_guilds = [994710566612500550]  # server IDs to create slash commands in. Omit for all guilds.
 disabled_commands = ["i do not exist"]  # A list of full command names to disable (e.g. "<group name> <subcommand", "command_name").
+disable_mode = "disable"  # Can be "disable" or "remove". "remove" removes the command entirely until the next reboot.
 modules = ["cogs.*"]  # a list of modules to load. Glob-based patterns can be used. Defaults to all cogs if ommitted
+delay = { 421698654189912064 = [0.1, 2.5] }  # Adds an artificial delay before running commands. Useful for a soft-ban.
+# Values must range from 0.01 (minimum) and 2.8 (maximum).
+
 
 [logging]
 level = "DEBUG"  # can be one of DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL. Defaults to INFO
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 39a34be..2f1ef53 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ for module in CONFIG["jimmy"].get("modules", ["cogs/*.py"]):
     except (discord.ExtensionNotFound, ModuleNotFoundError):
         log.debug("%r does not exist - trying as glob pattern", module)
         for ext in glob.glob(module, recursive=True):
+            if ext.endswith(("__init__.py", ".pyc")):
+                continue
             ext = ext.replace("/", ".")[:-3]  # foo/bar.py -> foo.bar
             if ext.split(".")[-1].startswith("__"):
                 log.info("Skipping loading %s - starts with double underscore." % ext)
@@ -194,7 +196,25 @@ async def delete_message(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, message: discord.Messa
 async def check_is_enabled(ctx: commands.Context | discord.ApplicationContext) -> bool:
     disabled = CONFIG["jimmy"].get("disabled_commands", [])
     if ctx.command.qualified_name in disabled:
-        raise commands.DisabledCommand("%s is disabled via this instance's configuration file.")
+        raise commands.DisabledCommand(
+            "%s is disabled via this instance's configuration file." % (
+                ctx.command.qualified_name
+            )
+        )
+    return True
+
+
+@bot.before_invoke
+async def add_delays(ctx: commands.Context | discord.ApplicationContext) -> bool:
+    blocked = CONFIG["jimmy"].get("delay", {})
+    if str(ctx.author.id) in blocked:
+        range_start, range_end = blocked[str(ctx.author.id)]
+        range_start = max(0.01, range_start)
+        range_end = min(2.89, range_end)
+        n = random.randint(round(range_start * 100), round(range_end * 100)) / 100
+        log.warning("Delaying user %s by %.2f seconds.", ctx.author, n)
+        await asyncio.sleep(n)
+        log.info("Artificial delay for %s lifted", ctx.author)
     return True
 
 
@@ -202,4 +222,15 @@ if not CONFIG["jimmy"].get("token"):
     log.critical("No token specified in config.toml. Exiting. (hint: set jimmy.token in config.toml)")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+__disabled = CONFIG["jimmy"].get("disabled_commands", [])
+__disabled_mode = CONFIG["jimmy"].get("disabled_mode", "disabled").lower()
+if __disabled:
+    if __disabled_mode == "delete":
+        for __command__name in __disabled:
+            _cmd = bot.get_application_command(__command__name)
+            if not _cmd:
+                log.warning("Unknown command %r - cannot remove.", __command__name)
+            else:
+                bot.remove_application_command(_cmd)
+
 bot.run(CONFIG["jimmy"]["token"])