I think its sad that there seems to be so much discontent with discussions on race here (yet those threads don't turn to 30 pages for nothing--clearly somebody wants to talk about it).
I think a race forum is a good idea, if not just to quiet the ones who constantly complain about how much they hate talking about race or bringing up race, as if this isn't a forum for women of color, who are affected by race in our daily lives. Clearly if race is something that concerns a majority of women on here in some way, it doesn't make sense for a forum designed for our needs to try to compartmentalize or block these types of discussions.
Although it would be kind of unfair if we weren't allowed to talk about hair and race, health and race, or relationships and race at the same time without being relegated to some race forum so that a few people can more easily avoid hearing it. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if the race forum became the most popular one second to the hair forum.