@bbk
First of all, I have been to meetings in the past. (Admittedly not recently.)
Second - I live here and have been in the ACIA for more than 15 years. ( I started the very first homeowners association back in 1977 for the North) I've also lived in the Oaks before moving to Pinehurst. I'm pretty familiar with the area and some of the history around here.
I don't think that constant whining and nit-picking is getting anything done. You may not be one of the "nit-pickers", but there are those out there that never have any balance in the mix.
My opinion is my own and it goes along with my mortgage and homeowners dues out here. I missed the section in my deed restrictions that said I waive the right to it if I don't attend every meeting of the board for every year I live in the neighborhood.