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Sideline whatttt?

I don't know man, it's a name.  If I'm being honest, Bleacher Report was my inspiration for that. I wanted a similar style name, but I had to make sure the .com was available. Sideline Coverage isn't just a blog. It isn't just a forum. It's a sports media network. WordPress, XenForo, you name it. The whole enchilada, thrown into one website. If you live and breathe sports like we do, this is the place for you.

So like, why would you join this?

Would it be extreme to say that this is my life's work? I've been making sports sites since before I could grow facial hair, so there's a little tidbit of information that you didn't really need to know. But seriously, we want this to be successful, and we hope that you see our craftmanship the second you load the site.

That didn't tell me anything?!?!?

Maybe so. Cameron, stop talking to yourself. Here's what I can do. I'll give you a rundown of the bells and whistles that we've got within our community. XenForo is a fancy software, so we've got lots of things going on.

• Rep Your Teams

  • Oh, you registered? Go into your profile, select your eight favorite teams. We've got hundreds and hundreds of teams to choose from, including MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL, NCAA, MLS, and much more. If we're missing a team that you would look to see added, let us know. It's difficult to add every franchise known to mankind, but if it's what you want, we'll make it happen. Sport your team logos proudly!

• Scoreboard Watching

  • If you clicked the link, I'm sure you noticed our scoreboard at the top of the site. This scoreboard is customized depending on what page you are looking at, whether it's the homepage, or the forum. It even gets down to team specific. For example, if you look at the Los Angeles Dodgers forum, you'll see the Dodgers scores and upcoming schedule. You'll see that for all four major sports leagues.

• Curated Calendars

  • Who cares anything about a calendar? Well, this calendar is different. Once you register an account on the forum, you will be able to follow your favorite NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and NCAA teams. Once you have followed your teams, you'll now receive alerts about your teams' games. This includes an alert telling you that the game is about to start, and an alert telling you the final score. You'll also be able to view the calendar page and the upcoming games for all of your favorite teams together.

• Place Bets

  • Lots and lots of forums have a forum currency, and ours is called SC$ here. You can use your SC$ to bet on different sports happenings. It's certainly not the same thing as betting on FanDuel, but hey, you're not losing money either. It's all pretend money, so no need to sweat.

• Choose Picks

  • Pick'ems have always been a classic on forums I've been on, but it was always just a regular old thread back then. We've now got a built in pick'em system, and we're really excited about putting that to use, especially when it comes to the 2025 NFL regular season.

• Live Chat

  • Back in the day, we always put a free Chatango chat box on our forums, and that was awesome to have, especially when we were all watching the same event. Things have gotten more sophisticated, so we no longer need to rely on Chatango. Now we have our own live chat integration, so tune in to the chat when the big game comes on.

• Automated News

  • If you've given the forum a gander, you've probably noticed that we have a forum dedicated to all of the major American sports franchises. Well guess what, we've also got a Team Notes topic created in every one of these forums, and these topics are auto-filled with team news. We do our best to curate this content, so don't hesitate to watch these topics of your favorite team(s).

• Sideline+

  • Being a member of our community is 100% free, but we've also got a premium offering that is only $0.99 per month, or $9.99 per year. With this premium offering, you are guaranteed to always have an ad-free experience, and you have access to numerous perks around the forum. This includes the ability to customize your profile in all sorts of different ways, which reminds me of the days of coding my MySpace page. If you know what I'm talking about, you're officially old too.

• There's many more where that came from, but I have great difficulty listing it all without writing a novel.

Are you sold yet?

Well, if it makes a difference to you, there's a lot of history to this place. The forum was originally founded under the name of Cmt Sports Forum back in July 2009. That was when we were a bunch of kids looking to leave the UpperDeckKids community because they would leave our posts in the moderation queue for many weeks at a time. We ran the forum on a free forum host for four years, and then moved to self hosting in 2013. And then eventually closed our doors in 2016, and that's when Cmt Sports Forum came to rest.

Yet, when COVID hit, I found myself connected with a new group of guys and gals, folks that I connected with on Facebook groups such as Ringer NFL, Overstated NBA, etc. Quite a few of us teamed up and launched the initial setup of SidelineCoverage.com. That was back in March 2020, so we were launching right in the middle of the Rudy Gobert fiasco. At that point, our goal was to just be a blog and a podcast network. It wasn't until now that we decided to swing for the fences and revitalize ourselves as the next great sports message board.

So there you have it, that's our story. This passion project is seventeen years in the making, so don't hesitate to join this tradition.

All the best,

Cam

🐾 DON'T FEED GIZMO AFTER MIDNIGHT...

Hey forum people! 👋

Looking for some communities that want to get involved in a fun, genuine post exchange with ChatterSpace!

You know the rules...

🌙 Don't feed Gizmo after midnight.

But before midnight?

FEED ME ALL THE POSTS! 😂

🚀 WHAT IS CHATTERSPACE?

ChatterSpace is a place for conversations, random thoughts, opinions, laughs, debates, and plenty of things to discover.

The idea is simple:

You visit ChatterSpace → I visit your forum → We make some posts → Everyone gets involved! 🎉

I'm happy to work out an exchange that suits your community, whether you want to keep it small or go for something a little bigger.

💬 THE GOLDEN RULE

I'm not looking for:

❌ One-word replies
❌ "Nice forum!" and disappearing
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✅ Interesting discussions
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Basically, let's make the posts worth reading!

🐲 READY TO UNLEASH THE CHAOS?

Drop your forum link below and let me know what sort of exchange you're interested in.

I'll take a look and we can work something out!

🌙 BEFORE MIDNIGHT

Feed Gizmo.

🕛 AFTER MIDNIGHT

DON'T FEED GIZMO.

💥 OTHERWISE...

You know what happens next.

🌐 CHATTERSPACE

Your corner of the universe for conversations, connections, and a little bit of everything.

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Forum name: WatchMakingWebsite
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i attached the image. it’s with the whole page black text.

If you watched it—and you've probably seen Breaking Bad—did you like Better Call Saul or not? I absolutely loved Better Call Saul.

Board Name: PulseBoard
Link: https://pulseboard.forumspark.net/
Focus: General/Miscellaneous
Highlights: It's new? I hope to use some of the features available on v2.0 to make it a really fun and relaxed community. Started off as a testing board for the features of v2.0, evolved into something could be fun to share and discuss things with others. Feel free to offer feedback. Still playing with the post rail/mini profile and such.

How do you like your food most of the time? Are you of the habit to eat food which are bitter or that's not your kind of food to eat? The only bitter food I eat is when I make bitterleaf soup.

What about you?

Do you prefer a dark theme or a light theme on your forum? Why do you prefer that one?

Do you play video games? Which one are you a fan of, Xbox or PlayStation, regardless of the gen?

Which version of Forum Spark are you using?

I’m on v2.0 right now and it’s really easy to use.

What would you like to see next from ForumSpark?

I’m currently using Xenforo and it’s a powerful bit of kit but I’ve seen some boards on Forum Spark and tried a little demo myself. I thoroughly enjoyed it but I wonder as an active community, just how good is this piece of kit? I’m looking for first hand opinions as may switch when my Xenforo licence is up.

So, it’s officially midnight here at the moment. I want to feed @Gizmo a snack, but I need ideas… What do you think he will enjoy? We need something very delicious!

What is your favorite thing about the Forum Spark platform?

So, this is pretty simple! You have to say something nice about the person who has posted before you. Let’s bring in some positive energy and good vibes! It can literally be anything. For example, if it’s a Mogwai, you can look at his avatar and say that he’s cute.

Sad to hear of earthquakes and heavy rains specially in Indonesia. The loss is immeasurabe. People are dying, houses are lost. The government is helpless. Why is nature so rude? All I can do is pray for the people of Indonesia Nepal has had its share too

At my first job, I was casually being given more and more responsibilities without any compensation. There were no extra benefits, no increase in payment. Instead, failing to fulfill the required amount of new tasks was going to get my paycheck reduced.

How would you react to such a situation? Would you resign and search for a new opportunity or would you talk with the management to revise your responsibilities?

Be honest: if you could only keep one electronic gadget, what would it be? Hands down, I’d keep my smartphone, no questions asked. But I want to know- what gadget would you refuse to give up? Why is it so essential?

If we do not keep our brain active it is bound to affect our memory I am active on writing Sites but most importantly I do a word puzzle every day - Wordle . It gives me an oportunity to think and thinking is what keeps our brain active I keep AI away and use it only to gather information

What abour you?

It is a while nowo that I have not written any poems. I love composing them but one must get into a mood for that Wonder why I am still not into it Here is one I wrote a long time ago

Retirement Bliss not Blues

When retirement age draws near,

There lurks an unknown fear,

Of being a nobody…….

Once a somebody!!

How Faulty this thinking is,

When life gets a fresh lease,

To do what one really wants,

With none to boss with shouts and taunts.

Doing things at a tarried pace,

No more to rush or race,

Stopping by to smell the flowers,

Sitting by the sea for hours.

Relaxing in ones favourite chair,

With no tension, not a care,

Doing what one wants to do,

With hobbies revived and interests too.

Plenty of time to cheer the weary,

Share it with the said and dreary,

The world needs these mature minds,

Among them are some rare finds.

Cheer up all you about to retire,

The world as you think is not on fire,

Move forward with a healthy mind,

And happiness, you are sure to find.

A lot of students I know are saving money. However, when I was a student, I didn’t save money, whenever I received money, I spent it. But if you are a student how can you start saving. Well, you first need to reduce unnecessary expenses. Don’t spend too much on movies, games, phone bills, junk food, and dining out. If you can cut down these habits, you will be able to create surplus money that you can save for future needs.

I started the ball rolling getting together classmates after several years of leaving school I succeeded doing that in the year 1980 and continuted meeting when other classmates also did what I was doing

Now we do not meet but I am in touch with a few.

What abou you?

Share your relationship status if you’re comfortable. I’ve been with my partner for 10 years.

I don’t know about you guys, but I cannot go to sleep unless there is something playing on the TV. Partially for me I enjoy the white noise. And I don’t like complete darkness.

I tend to watch things that I’ve seen 1 million times thinking they’ll fall asleep and then never works. My current bedtime guilty pleasure is Smallville. What’s yours?