Indeed BP, it's often a thankless task. It's the 1 in 100 threads that 'take off' into unexplored territory, or that result in new understandings, or that demonstrably widen the contributor's views, that make the job a pleasure.

Like Pape said above:
"...it would be a much better board if the AMs and Moderators where more tour guides then on a tour of duty..."

That's what we want to do: guide, help, facilitate. The discipline bit only comes into play when 'guide, help, facilitate' fails.