I was quite nervous about going to my first fan club meeting as I didn't know anyone, but by then I had got over most of my childhood shyness, so the interest in going outweighed the fear.
Paula, the president of Austrek at the time, took me under her wing when I arrived. I was actually there because I'd seen an article in The Age where she was interviewed about the club. If she hadn't I probably would have managed (and still become the secretary the following year, when it had over 1000 members!), but I could understand that a lot of people wouldn't.
I think because a lot of SF fans are a bit (or a lot) shy, they tend to cling to people they know, even in what has become a 'safe' environment, which makes it even harder for new shy people to break in than if we were more 'average' overall in terms of outgoingness.
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Paula, the president of Austrek at the time, took me under her wing when I arrived. I was actually there because I'd seen an article in The Age where she was interviewed about the club. If she hadn't I probably would have managed (and still become the secretary the following year, when it had over 1000 members!), but I could understand that a lot of people wouldn't.
I think because a lot of SF fans are a bit (or a lot) shy, they tend to cling to people they know, even in what has become a 'safe' environment, which makes it even harder for new shy people to break in than if we were more 'average' overall in terms of outgoingness.