I've been at SR since Oct 2012. I have seen that pattern, it's true. A few minutes ago I re-read my first post from back in those days; probably many folks wondered if I would be one of those. And of the folks that replied to my early threads only a few still remain.
But recovery can work! I am living proof of it. Since that first post, that shame filled admission of my failure to moderate, a miracle has occurred; I have spent every single day of the last three and a half years sober! I must credit SR with some of that- it's great to have a resource like this. Had I discovered this place sooner I may have wasted less years being a drunk.