Talk:Laurence S. Kuter

Copyright Violation

This is a clear copy and paste from a website. This entire article needs to be rewritten. I will contact the creator to do so, before putting it up for deletion.--Kranar drogin 01:53, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Not a copyright violation. Text is public domain from Air Force website.--Nobunaga24 01:59, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Ok, you are right. It does fall under that, but I still feel it should be rewritten, the entire article is all over the place. Like his death date at the end of the article? I can understand doing a quick article though.--Kranar drogin 02:38, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Agreed, it needs work. What is beautiful about using the .mil sites is that you get the framework, almost all relevant facts, usually a picture, and as long as you cite the source (with a convenient template) you have a ready made basic article. They aren't perfect - they tend to omit anything negative, they use non-neutral language, and take for granted that the reader knows the acronyms, terms, etc. But with wikipedia, they can be edited. Less than flattering info can be inserted - for example, this article: Gregory S. Martin had nothing on the McCain nomination block from the air force source. And for a good example of how far an article can be built upon, check the Robin Olds article. It started as a cut and paste from the Air Force, too.--Nobunaga24 03:53, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

In-flight promotion to general

I found documents at AFHRA that lend a tad of credence to the legend of Kuter's "in flight" promotion. PDF p.6 touts it four years after his promotion whereas PDF p.18 claims "June 1, 1955" in a final draft of his biography within a month of his promotion. Kuter's current USAF bio touts the legend, verbatim, and I found nothing in this biography folder re: a controversy. So here's my theory: Kuter received a frocking on the flight so he'd land in Tokyo as a 4-star thus entitled to four ruffles and flourishes which the receiving Japanese delegation would be keen to notice. Yet for pay purposes he's an O-10 a few days later. To quote Dennis Miller: "Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong." Rob Rosenberger (talk) 01:19, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

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