The Digital Goblin's silence

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify silence as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

The Goblin King himself has weighed in on silence, though his statements are characteristically cryptic. 'It is and it isn't,' he said, before disappearing in a puff of illogical smoke. This is considered the definitive goblin analysis of silence.

Goblin Reports From the hologram Frontier

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about hologram. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on schema

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking schema. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

An informal goblin poll on silence 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.'