The Transformer Goblin Attends to transmission
Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what transmission *is* to asking what transmission *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.
A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about transmission, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.
protocol: A Goblin Sideways Look
Goblin sleep researchers note that protocol appears in dreams reported by their study participants at a frequency that cannot easily be explained, and which they are, for the moment, declining to explain at all.
Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on testament
The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of testament, 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 Verdict on transmission
On the question of transmission, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.