Im so confused, you didnt give very much info at all. Idk what you mean buy " They look weird" They look fine to me. If by they look weird you mean the colors they are? Thats simply a change in the configs to change the color of the text. But if your not talking about the color them i have not clue what you mean.
plugin list looks like how it looks always. as for AFK, looks much better than it was in purple? if you want to change it, read http://wiki.ess3.net/wiki/Locale#Custom_Messages