Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Kt66

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--Iheartmanjushri (talk) 14:07, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

1. Writing style -- I first suspected that User:87.185.217.102 was the sock puppet of Kt66 when I noticed a similarity in writing style. Kt66, who had said he had retired as an editor, has posted as recently as 15 July 2008. He weighed in on the AfD request on NKT-related articles. His post can be found here: []
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Notice he signs with "Good luck!"

In another post, in which he is supporting an editor with a similar POV as his own, he signs this with the same "Good luck!", but this time as 87.185.217.102. This post can be found here: []

2. Similar edit history -- Both Kt66 and 87.185.217.102 appear to be interested in similar issues:  namely, the criticism of the New Kadampa Tradition and involvement in the debate over Dorje Shugden. It was due to overwhelming opposition to Kt66's edits that he eventually "retired" on 3 May 2008. (However, note that Kt66 is still participating in Wikipedia debates, as mentioned above.) With a very similar POV and similar contributions, on some of the same pages that Kt66 was known to edit, 87.185.217.102 began posting on 12 July 2008.

3. IP trace reveals same origin -- Due to the above two points arousing my suspicions, I looked up the IP address 87.185.217.102 on WhatIsMyIPAddress.com and discovered that the editor's posts originate from Berlin, Germany -- the known home of Kt66. This confirmed for me that the two are identical. He makes passing reference to experiences in Germany on his user page. Kt66's actual identity is well-known to be the German Buddhist monk, Tenzin Peljor. His national identity is referred to on his profile page on the E-Sangha site:

I was born in East Germany (Gotha, Thuringia) and I've studied Computer Science (Humboldt University) and later Theatre Pedagogic (Hochschule der Künste, nowadays: Theatre Education/University of Arts) in Berlin.

Other Problems: Conflict of Interest?

Tenzin Peljor / Kt66 / 87.185.217.102 has a known agenda to discredit the New Kadampa Tradition after having a bad experience with this group. He mentions this explicitly on Kt66's user page. A Google search of Tenzin Peljor reveals that he is quite prolific on the internet in trying to convince others of his point of view. He owns a blog called WesternShugdenSociety.wordpress.com whose aim is to discredit an organization associated with the NKT, the Western Shugden Society, and he also owns a site called http://info-buddhismus.de/, designed to discredit the New Kadampa Tradition. Considering this, it is very hard to see how Kt66 can ever edit in an impartial way.

If indeed my hypothesis that Kt66 and 87.185.217.102 are the same person, this reveals the lack of integrity of this Buddhist monk, and shows the lengths to which he will go to have his own view heard, including creating multiple Wiki identities to avoid scrutiny and mislead others.

PS - I actually hope that I am wrong. I truly, sincerely hope that even Kt66 would not go this far, and be this hypocritical.


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