Quote Originally Posted by Cikomyr View Post
Why are they Gates?

Why did the original party designed GATES, and not.. shall I say, plugs? Or shutters?

Why did they created GATES, which the word actually implies it's meant to be a passageway between places?
Another meaning for a gate is a "barrier used to close an opening," and that fits exactly what the Scribble did. They used barriers to close the rifts.