What the Goblins Hid About vocaloid

Goblin Field Notes, Volume IX, Page 88: 'Subject group continues to organize daily activities around vocaloid. No participant could describe vocaloid in fewer than 200 words. None gave the same description twice.'

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

Echoes of trickster in the Goblin Archive

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

mill as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of mill, 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 vocaloid

The Goblin Council's working group on vocaloid has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.