diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 9f1e3b8..b6e55eb 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ conf.registerChannelValue(TriviaTime.general, 'waitTime',
                 """Time in between the end of one question and the start of another""")
         )
 
+conf.registerChannelValue(TriviaTime.voice, 'enableVoice',
+        registry.Boolean(True,
+                """Enable voicing of top players for week, month, and year""")
+        )
+
+conf.registerChannelValue(TriviaTime.voice, 'timeoutVoice',
+        registry.Integer(60,
+                """The minimum amount of time between anouncing voicing of a user""")
+        )
+
 conf.registerChannelValue(TriviaTime.voice, 'numTopToVoice',
         registry.Integer(10,
                 """The number of top players who are elligible for voice""")
diff --git a/plugin.py b/plugin.py
index 5872014..4a6cc5b 100644
--- a/plugin.py
+++ b/plugin.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class TriviaTime(callbacks.Plugin):
 
         # games info
         self.games = {} # separate game for each channel
+        self.voiceTimeouts = self.TimeoutList(self.registryValue('voice.timeoutVoice'))
 
         #Database amend statements for outdated versions
         self.dbamends = {} #Formatted like this: <DBVersion>: "<ALTERSTATEMENT>; <ALTERSTATEMENT>;" (This IS valid SQL as long as we include the semicolons)
@@ -112,16 +113,15 @@ class TriviaTime(callbacks.Plugin):
                 # check the answer
                 self.games[channelCanonical].checkAnswer(msg)
 
-    def doJoin(self,irc,msg):
-        username = msg.nick
-        # is it a user?
-        try:
-            # rootcoma!~rootcomaa@unaffiliated/rootcoma
-            user = ircdb.users.getUser(msg.prefix)
-            username = user.name
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
-        channel = msg.args[0]
+    def voiceUser(self, irc, username, channel):
+        irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.voice(channel, username))
+
+    def handleVoice(self, irc, username, channel):
+        if not self.registryValue('voice.enableVoice'):
+            return
+        timeoutVoice = self.registryValue('voice.timeoutVoice')
+        self.voiceTimeouts.setTimeout(timeoutVoice)
+        usernameCanonical = ircutils.toLower(username)
         dbLocation = self.registryValue('admin.sqlitedb')
         threadStorage = self.Storage(dbLocation)
         if self.registryValue('general.globalStats'):
@@ -134,26 +134,32 @@ class TriviaTime(callbacks.Plugin):
         minPointsVoiceWeek = self.registryValue('voice.minPointsVoiceWeek')
         if len(user) >= 1:
             if user[13] <= numTopToVoice and user[4] >= minPointsVoiceYear:
-                irc.sendMsg(
-                        ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, 
-                                'Giving MVP to %s for being top #%d this YEAR' % (username, user[13])
-                                )
-                        )
-                irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.voice(channel, username))
+                if not self.voiceTimeouts.has(usernameCanonical):
+                    self.voiceTimeouts.append(usernameCanonical)
+                    irc.sendMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, 'Giving MVP to %s for being top #%d this YEAR' % (username, user[13])))
+                self.voiceUser(irc,channel, username)
             elif user[14] <= numTopToVoice and user[6] >= minPointsVoiceMonth:
-                irc.sendMsg(
-                        ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, 
-                                'Giving MVP to %s for being top #%d this MONTH' % (username, user[14])
-                                )
-                        )
-                irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.voice(channel, username))
+                if not self.voiceTimeouts.has(usernameCanonical):
+                    self.voiceTimeouts.append(usernameCanonical)
+                    irc.sendMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, 'Giving MVP to %s for being top #%d this MONTH' % (username, user[14])))
+                self.voiceUser(irc,channel, username)
             elif user[15] <= numTopToVoice and user[8] >= minPointsVoiceWeek:
-                irc.sendMsg(
-                        ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, 
-                                'Giving MVP to %s for being top #%d this WEEK' % (username, user[15])
-                                )
-                        )
-                irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.voice(channel, username))
+                if not self.voiceTimeouts.has(usernameCanonical):
+                    self.voiceTimeouts.append(usernameCanonical)
+                    irc.sendMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, 'Giving MVP to %s for being top #%d this WEEK' % (username, user[15])))
+                self.voiceUser(irc,channel, username)
+
+    def doJoin(self,irc,msg):
+        username = msg.nick
+        # is it a user?
+        try:
+            # rootcoma!~rootcomaa@unaffiliated/rootcoma
+            user = ircdb.users.getUser(msg.prefix)
+            username = user.name
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        channel = msg.args[0]
+        self.handleVoice(irc, username, channel)
 
     def doNotice(self,irc,msg):
         username = msg.nick
@@ -3619,5 +3625,29 @@ class TriviaTime(callbacks.Plugin):
             except:
                 pass
 
+    class TimeoutList:
+        def __init__(self, timeout):
+            self.timeout = timeout
+            self.dict = {}
+
+        def setTimeout(self, timeout):
+            self.timeout = timeout
+
+        def clearTimeout(self):
+            for k, t in self.dict.items():
+                if t < (time.time() - self.timeout):
+                    del self.dict[k]
+
+        def append(self, value):
+            self.clearTimeout()
+            self.dict[value] = time.time()
+
+        def has(self, value):
+            self.clearTimeout()
+            if value in self.dict:
+                return True
+            return False
+
+
 Class = TriviaTime
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