Familiarity with making plot increase's one's chance of finding others' plot.
As far as everyone else is concerned, don't worry, I'm sure things will get going very shortly. There are some definite factions going on, and I'm starting to formulate some definite plans. Not that I, myself, am that important, but hey.
In any event, it's only been two games (although I, too, refuse to lead players by the nose), so we'll see how things progress.
Jim