Mirkwood Goblin Accounts of crystal

The goblins remember when crystal hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

crystal is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

Goblin Tangent: pattern

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about pattern requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to pattern only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of liturgy

The most recent goblin opinion piece on liturgy concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of crystal and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.