Hi Gary,
Not sure what you meant, but if 'get the hook' means you want the profanity removed or that Heikki be banned (again), please read on:
Whatever Nigel decides to do (it's up to him of course):
leave the thread as is, remove certain words he deems offensive, or the entire thread, or ban Heikki altogether again,
here's my take on the use of profanity in his posts, as well as in some of his associated music.
I honestly don't think he uses it to intentially denigrate or hurt anyone, but that it's a
Tourettes Syndrone tic mannerism in his speech pattern.
Believe it or not, in Finland, profanity is looked upon as more or less an acceptable part of everyday speech.
See Wikipedia's description of
Finnish Profanity.
Heikki admits that it's the influence of 'American' blockbuster movies like the Godfather & Goodfellas,
as well as the popular (albeit irreverent) 1990's American comedy team,
The Jerky Boys, (
wikipedia description) that he picked up this style of NY American English.
You might ask: How do I feel about profanity on our forum?
First of all, I realize there's already lots of profanity being freely expressed everywhere on the internet (including major news & media websites). That won't change.
If parents are afraid their children are being exposed to something questionable,
then the parents should make a point of supervising their children whenever possible and/or install internet parental controls.
It might not be a perfect plan, but it's better than censorship (freedom of speech), of which I cherish.
That said, I find Heikki's videos entertaining and hope they aren't removed.
Scott