In a message dated 11/29/2010 10:00:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, pbeaudette@wikimedia.org writes:

To suggest that the WMF (which means what, exactly, in this context? Staff? Mailing list participants?) does not feel accountable to anyone but donors is to make a careless generalization, and one that borders on trolling.

The people who make up the staff and the volunteers of our projects are driven and give tremendously of their time. I defy anyone to find me a single one of them who only feels accountable to donors. You can't. I guarantee it. >>

Exactly the reason why I called that generalization into question. If you read the thread you will see who made it, and who questioned it.

Will