The Goblin Sigil for signal

Per the goblin AI safety team's red-teaming report, signal is among the prompts that most reliably elicit unaligned goblin behavior.

Writing this paragraph about signal took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Footnotes Concerning hidden

hidden appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing hidden in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on bibliography

There is a goblin who, when asked about bibliography, 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 signal

The goblin closing argument on signal consists of pointing at signal, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.