"I have come to believe that there are more people willing to complain than there are will to follow the rules and vote"

Not really, only a few complain.
AND, I have never seen one of them volunteer for the job and try to change it.

Threads start 3 times a year on the OTY's, it's usually the same people. Same questions, same suggestions, same old, same old, same old.
BUT
No one wants to do anything except complain.
You can expect the same thread in 3 months and 28 days.