Quote Originally Posted by Foot View Post
Then perhaps you need to learn how to ask in a less aggressive and confrontational way. Something along the lines of:

"Huh, that's really interesting. Where could I find out more about this?"

Most people seem to be able to do this, I would be suprised if you were unable to you.

Foot
Or I could just say "source?"

I should be able to ask for a source without pussyfooting around to make a potentially sensitive person feel good. There is nothing inherently aggressive in asking for a source. And I even ended the post with "I'm just interested in learning more" in case he took it all as a challenge.

Why take it personally? This is an academic forum.