I'm not disappointed, nor is it a defence but an actual fact that the money donated has gone into the development of a new forum software whether you want to accept that or not.
In that case I apologise if I got it wrong, will the new forum be open-source or custom coded?
Any new donors giving 1BTC each at over $7000 will not require all that financial clout to go in to development so naturally the question arises as to exactly where the money has gone. The same way a list is provided to see the names of the donors it would provide clarity if a list was provided showing how much of the donations were spent and for which purpose etc. That provides clarity.