Goblin Etiquette When Confronted by hallucination

The Goblin Annual Review's special issue on hallucination has, by tradition, been printed exclusively on the backs of stolen restaurant menus.

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

On Encountering ghost

A goblin who lived near the ghost site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

A Goblin Aside Concerning diary

There is a goblin who, when asked about diary, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

And, finally, in the matter of hallucination: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.