[cgbg]

omg.

I gave you a reference.

Read it or not.

Believe it or not.

[TexasGator]

“I gave you a reference.”

You don’t have support for your junk posts so you want me to go chasing down a rabbit hole.

NO WITNESSES SAW OSWALD AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING!

[mlo]

Telling someone to read a certain book is not a reference.

If the book is primary source, a reference would be to a particular chapter or page number. If it isn't, then a reference would be to whatever the book references. "Read the book" doesn't cut it.