Sometimes they fail miserably because unhappy people use them for a “soapbox” and people who otherwise would like to participate drop out. Sometimes unsubstantiated allegations are made.

It sounds like this one may have potential for positive effect although I wonder. I often wonder what makes an owner from one association an “expert” sufficiently to talk about what happens in “MOST” associations. I, myself, having experience with hundreds of owners and associations over the years, perhaps over a thousand, still try to be careful not to make generalizations about “most associations,” except to comment on the obvious that I see much of the time which is as apathy and avoidance traits (which seems to be common – where owners do not want to get involved in anything HOA related so Boards and owners become ineffective in effecting change).