In reply to Sarah Gooding.

Out of curiosity, what part of WordPress operates as a democracy? Core development? The Plugin Review Team? The forum mod squad? Any other community contributor group?

The TRT has exactly zero control over any commercial endeavor. We admittedly have not made economic impact to commercial developers one of our primary considerations. The Theme directory exists for end users' benefit, and end users are our primary concern.

And what accountability do you propose for TRT decisions?