I understand what you're saying, but my point is, at THAT time, it's only turning away one person, and more likely than not, that person is going to wait to reconnect.

Again, from my experience, popular servers, especially in the early mornings are popular for a reason. People wait to connect so that they can play on that server which only makes it grow in popularity. This is why I don't see a problem, especially if Tea is banning during this time.

Correction, I do have a reserved slot, but I must still wait to connect when the server is full.

Technically, the standard way a reserved slot works is that it will boot the most recently connected player when the server is 42/42.