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Keep-away (no basis other than cultural observation) seems to more reflect the modern way a game would be named - sterile. Monkey-in-the-Middle (name I was raised with) sounds more original. Was the new name to avoid invisible racial connotations (if it is a new name?)? Just a suggestion.
"Monkey in the middle" is a card game, too - there should be a section of the article discussing the card game. However, the card game isn't called "Keep Away". Probably "Monkey in the middle" needs to discuss the card game with a disambig sentence at the top saying "For the children's game regarding trying to grab a ball, see Keep Away." 12.49.208.69 ( talk) 16:20, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
"primarily in North America and the United Kingdom" is obviously patent nonsense. I don't have sources to back this up (which is a problem, I know), but this game must be known everywhere where people play ball games. I know it in the Netherlands as "lummelen". – gpvos (talk) 11:02, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
I just love that you've kept the sentence "It is fun," and just added a [citation needed]. Never take it out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.227.38.146 ( talk) 14:06, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
This game has appeared in various TV shows, video games and other stuff like that. Likely Ally ( talk) 05:48, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
There is no mention of the bullying aspect of this game, which is often how it is used. The "monkey in the middle" often doesn't chose to "play" but ends up doing so because bullies have taken something of value and are trying to keep it away from the victim. There have been many media references to this version - I recently saw it on a rerun of Monk - and I'd hardly characterize it as a game. -- Misslauren ( talk) 13:27, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
I'm familiar with both terms, but they are not the same. In my experience, monkey-in-the-middle has a positive connotation - it's intended to be a fun game played with a ball - whereas "keep away" is a form of bullying in which a kid's object is stolen and he must desperately get it back. 69.136.131.33 ( talk) 21:47, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
It's very unclear what the sentence "It is also against the rules to upper cut the butt of another player" is supposed to mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.174.255.150 ( talk) 23:56, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
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Keep-away (no basis other than cultural observation) seems to more reflect the modern way a game would be named - sterile. Monkey-in-the-Middle (name I was raised with) sounds more original. Was the new name to avoid invisible racial connotations (if it is a new name?)? Just a suggestion.
"Monkey in the middle" is a card game, too - there should be a section of the article discussing the card game. However, the card game isn't called "Keep Away". Probably "Monkey in the middle" needs to discuss the card game with a disambig sentence at the top saying "For the children's game regarding trying to grab a ball, see Keep Away." 12.49.208.69 ( talk) 16:20, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
"primarily in North America and the United Kingdom" is obviously patent nonsense. I don't have sources to back this up (which is a problem, I know), but this game must be known everywhere where people play ball games. I know it in the Netherlands as "lummelen". – gpvos (talk) 11:02, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
I just love that you've kept the sentence "It is fun," and just added a [citation needed]. Never take it out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.227.38.146 ( talk) 14:06, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
This game has appeared in various TV shows, video games and other stuff like that. Likely Ally ( talk) 05:48, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
There is no mention of the bullying aspect of this game, which is often how it is used. The "monkey in the middle" often doesn't chose to "play" but ends up doing so because bullies have taken something of value and are trying to keep it away from the victim. There have been many media references to this version - I recently saw it on a rerun of Monk - and I'd hardly characterize it as a game. -- Misslauren ( talk) 13:27, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
I'm familiar with both terms, but they are not the same. In my experience, monkey-in-the-middle has a positive connotation - it's intended to be a fun game played with a ball - whereas "keep away" is a form of bullying in which a kid's object is stolen and he must desperately get it back. 69.136.131.33 ( talk) 21:47, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
It's very unclear what the sentence "It is also against the rules to upper cut the butt of another player" is supposed to mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.174.255.150 ( talk) 23:56, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
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