Thanks you for all the detailed information. I’ve been interested in usenet for a long, long time (not just since rarbg went down). The problem for me is, I’ve recently gone to “r/usenet Wiki” and there is just so much information there, in addition to a significant amount of providers and a significant amount of indexers to sift through. I appreciate the variety of info and choices, but to just get started, I feel like there is too much information to familiarize myself with just to jump in. I wish there was like a “starter pack” type area, like choose one of these three for this, choose one of these three for that, to just get a good start.

I have NZBGet, and I’ve used r/UsenetInvites to get invites to nzbplanet and drunkenslug (but have not paid for them yet). I haven’t taken the time to figure out what else I may need to just get rolling. I also think my main concern is, do I need to add one more in order to find old or “dated” TV shows, movies, or music?

Coming from using a VPN bound to qBit for years, to later learning how to automatically add ngosang & newtrackon trackers/indexers to each torrent I’m downloading, and eventually setting up qBit search plugins (like Jacket & Prowlarr), and being someone who likes to analyze all the options, I’m finding the entry barrier a little overwhelming. I believe the term would be “analysis paralysis.” I’m frustrated with too much information, especially because of who I am. I just want getting started a little more streamlined.