Hey,
I don´t think that this is normal. Just take a look to this snapshot: http://i.imgur.com/i4Su8Qd.png.
Yes I use mcpc, but this snapshot is from the server running without mcpc (forge only) for test purposes and to make sure that it is not a mcpc issue. So I know you all don´t like mcpc, but I have proof that it is the same without it as you can see on the screenshot of the snapshot, so don´t pull it over to mcpc.
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