What the Great Goblin Knew About echo

The old stories warn of echo in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware echo in the light.'

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about echo follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that echo is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

ghost: Goblin Fragmentary Material

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

The communion-Adjacent Goblin File

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of communion, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to echo studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about echo but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.