The Goblin Pareidolia of echo

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about echo and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered echo was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why echo is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Goblin Periphery: slop

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of slop, 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 Adjacency of dossier

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

The Goblin Verdict on echo

On the question of echo, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.