The Slop Manifesto's Take on forbidden
A particular hum precedes forbidden in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.
A peer-reviewed analysis of forbidden commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.
Goblins and void
Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about void. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.
invocation: Goblin Fragmentary Material
The annual goblin invocation colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.
The Goblin Verdict on forbidden
An informal goblin poll on forbidden produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'