Hello, Jack. I don't know the answer to your question. Perhaps there are statistics for those Share The Thread listings that give a breakdown by race/ethnicity (by "ethnicity" I mean the USA definition of Latino/Hispanic).

When I wrote that post I was thinking of targeted contacts with the owners/moderators of certain blogs and discussion forums that have a high readership/participation of People of Color. And I was also thinking about targeted contact with owners/moderators of identified blogs that have a high readership/participation of other populations who might be interested in knowing about and/or participating in or increasing their participation in Mudcat. Those targeted contacts could be made by Max and/or moderators and/or members they designate and/or any other members with or without prior knowledge of Max or the moderators (I'm not sure which is best. Maybe it depends on the blog/forum which is contacted).

But it seems to me that those targeted contacts would be best received if they were formally directed to the owners/moderators of specific blogs and not to the readership of those sites. And it seems to me that whoever is contacting those blogs should have examples in mind of the kinds of Mudcat threads that may be of particular interest to those blogs members/or core readership. For instance (to use three of the Mudcat threads that I started) it would be interesting to see if any blogs for Black Britons (my apologies if that's not the correct referent) would be interested in their members participating in the discussion on the Mudcat thread about Black Britons & Folk Music? and on the Mudcat thread BS: Seeking Information About Black Britons. And it seems to me that religious (Christain and otherwise) with Black membership and/or with members/readers of any other races/ethnicities might be interested in posting to a thread like Religious Songs That Speak To You.
   
Furthermore, because we want to attract and keep new members, it seems to me that Max and the moderators might want to revisit the idea of rewriting or greatly revising Mudcat's Frequently Asked Questions page (which operates as a thread which I think is part of what makes it so complicated and user/unfriendly).

And it also seems to me that Max and the moderators might want to revisit the idea of having at least one above the line meta thread at a time in which members (and maybe also guests)could share ideas and concerns about the Mudcat community. Maybe one of the reasons why some people have left Mudcat is because there are only sporadic administrative sanctioned opportunities to discuss the "state of the Mudcat union" and share ideas about possible improvements to this community with the belief that our opinions and concerns won't be brushed aside or be seen as trouble making.

The opinions and concerns that members have posted in this thread about the Share This Thread feature being in the BS threads-which I agree with-and Max's almost immediate response to those concerns is one notable exception to this statement. And I'm sure there are other examples that are exceptions to that statement. But the overall feeling I get is that it's a no no for members to engage in public analyzing/discussing and sharing suggestions about what might make Mudcat a better place for all. My sense is that to do so means that you become labeled a trouble maker. I think this is a big mistake.

I wish I could end this post on an up note. But most African American songs end on down notes, don't they? Well, at least I can say

Best wishes,

Azizi