Where is IM Pfren???

I expect things would have gone very differently if his critical analysis (which, initially, was delivered in a matter-of-fact manner -- I saw this situation evolve) had not been perceived as personal insult by the players who posted their games and analyses. They responded with vitriol, being incapable of accepting the general notion that their analysis was weak. Their volume of nastiness increased over time, eventually pfren's demeanor was affected, and he responded with vitriol as well.

I'm wonderful, my games are wonderful, my analysis is wonderful, and if you disagree I'll textually hack at you until you tire of it and leave.

What a suck-hole we now have. We have inferior analysis and opinion to look forward to, day after day, month after month, year after year ... because we (collectively) will not tolerate anything better.

I was being polite Netzie 

I am sure when he gets back everybody will give him a kiss on the lips and get right back to arguing. Note: Exclude me from the kiss on the lips. My lips are only for red-lady.

Please exclude me from the kiss too. Royalbishop and Pfren.  Thanks!

She didn't swoon over you, royalbishop. That can't be right, can it? Was that it with pfren too, no swoon from him at the sight of your chess acumen?

Hey do not talk as i have seen that photo of you and your dog giving each other the tongue! Yeah you took it down but i still saw it.

newest troll eh? welcome to the team

newest and troll?  Nothing new about me son.

Troll i have had this talk a thousand times and won each and every one by a land slide. So if your going to try to insult me call me Super-Troll or King of the Trolls. Bring something to the table. My name is not Pfren as i know how to cha cha cha on this subject. Been called worse my first week at chess.com. I come from a city where everybody gets called names. No matter if your pretty, ugly, dum, smart, poor, rich, ghetto, The Mayor, kid, head of the family, young, old and etc.

Hey i will give you 5 more tries to insult me directly as i see this might be a common thing you do and great joy out it.

Yes it is true, but I'm not one to name and shame others, anyway, Pfren had no choice but to be blunt and "troll-like" on forums, I guess far too many thought he was an easy target, hence he changed his approach to forums, completely understandable but there is a limit...

Where is Pfren at least he picks the right time and best cracks when he insults you here. It is an air of right when he inults you as it is being done by one of the best in the business.

You feel like you did something right or did something wrong no in between at all.

I sense his presence.

Pfren, Pfren ..... Pfren!

Ouch!

Don't worry, the biggest troll I can think of is StrengthInPawns.

You mean "was StrengthInPawns". He was banned.

http://www.chess.com/home/game_archive?member=StrengthInPawns

Yep.

His strength was neither his own nor his pawns. :)

More like @Stench-In-Prawns.  That happens to seafood left out too long.

Ouch!

@Trysts came back, so will @Pfren.  Just give the man some time.

He surely deserves a break -- from the slings and arrows of outrageous forums.

Yeah Z. We'll celebrate with ouzo and feta when he comes back  For breakfast!