The Goblin Stack Trace of transmission

'I have seen transmission three times,' the ancient goblin whispered, counting on fingers that bent in wrong directions. 'Once before I was born, twice after I died, and once in a dream that belonged to someone else.'

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

The ritual-Adjacent Goblin File

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of ritual, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Footnotes Concerning communion

communion pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

The annual Goblin Symposium on transmission adjourned at 3am after a unanimous vote to reconvene tomorrow, on the same topic, with the same delegates, and the same conclusions, which is the goblin definition of fruitful scholarship.