Solved Name list max 16 error

Okay my server is glitching when players with 17+ name chars login. Heres the error

Code:

10:41:05 [SEVERE] null
org.bukkit.command.CommandException: Unhandled exception executing command 'spaw
n' in plugin Backbone v5.0b
        at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:46)
        at org.bukkit.command.SimpleCommandMap.dispatch(SimpleCommandMap.java:18
6)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_5_R1.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServe
r.java:514)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.PlayerConnection.handleCommand(PlayerCon
nection.java:967)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.PlayerConnection.chat(PlayerConnection.j
ava:885)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.PlayerConnection.a(PlayerConnection.java
:840)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.Packet3Chat.handle(Packet3Chat.java:44)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.NetworkManager.b(NetworkManager.java:292
)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.PlayerConnection.d(PlayerConnection.java
:113)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.ServerConnection.b(SourceFile:35)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.DedicatedServerConnection.b(SourceFile:3
0)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.MinecraftServer.r(MinecraftServer.java:5
80)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.DedicatedServer.r(DedicatedServer.java:2
25)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.MinecraftServer.q(MinecraftServer.java:4
76)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java
:409)
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_5_R1.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:5
73)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Player list names can only be a m
aximum of 16 characters long
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_5_R1.entity.CraftPlayer.setPlayerListName(C
raftPlayer.java:168)
        at Backbone.Backbone.onCommand(Backbone.java:1164)
        at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:44)
        ... 15 more

And it says my join event is causing it. But all it does is color their name in the TAB list. Does NOT add anything to it. Any reason why im getting this?

...and any tricks to get out of it?

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When you add a color to someones name, I'm pretty sure it actually adds the color code to the beginning of their name, thus making their name longer.

 

a chatcolor haves the length of 2 character, the longest player name is game is 16, so with the chat color its 18 characters, causing the error to be thrown (this is an annoying thing for most )

 

ferrybig Sayshal ok i get that. and maybe instead of it in TAB list, ill just color their name in chat. thanks guys

 

I use a renamer so they choose a name 14> characters, then colors will be fine.