I have a very inappropriate, somewhat immature claim that I want to have verified on this stack. However, even though I am very serious about it, I am worried that it will not be taken seriously, and at worst, people will think I'm a troll. I have done multiple searches on my question, and nothin...

Is it acceptable practice to cite a large document as a reference, without explaining which part of the document supports the claim being made or quoting the relevant section? For example, this answer cites videos, a 16 page PDF and an entire book in the first two paragraphs, with no time inform...