When Goblins Discovered vocaloid

The goblins remember when vocaloid hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on vocaloid. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

The Goblin Adjacency of transmission

The most recent goblin opinion piece on transmission concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on alchemy

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking alchemy. 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 vocaloid

The goblin investigative committee on vocaloid has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.