diff --git a/reginaldCog/reginald.py b/reginaldCog/reginald.py
index 939e741..7be8fde 100644
--- a/reginaldCog/reginald.py
+++ b/reginaldCog/reginald.py
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
 
     @commands.guild_only()
     @commands.command(help="Ask Reginald a question")
+    @commands.cooldown(1, 300, commands.BucketType.user)  # 5-minute cooldown per user
     async def reginald(self, ctx, *, prompt=None):
+        ignored_user_id = 138125632876838912
+        if ctx.author.id == ignored_user_id:
+            return
+
         greetings = [
             "Greetings! How may I be of assistance to you?",
             "Yes? How may I help?",
@@ -65,4 +70,4 @@ class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
 
 def setup(bot):
     cog = ReginaldCog(bot)
-    bot.add_cog(cog)
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+    bot.add_cog(cog)