The phrasing of "citation needed" was very much not the point here. It wasn't even an actual quote for us to debate its rudeness or politeness. If you read my o

The phrasing of "citation needed" was very much not the point here. It wasn't even an actual quote for us to debate its rudeness or politeness. If you read my original response, I merely used it as a terse placeholder representing the reaction in the top comment, which is the topic I was actually addressing. The point was that a lack of sources does not grant the reader an automatic license to dismiss and/or disparage the text without further investigation.