LUG TEST SITE | Josh | Activity https://test.steelcitylug.com/members/joshhall/activity/ Activity feed for Josh. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:26:08 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3f8894785b2b7d43a447b8e0bdade62e Josh replied to the topic link test in the forum Site Admin https://test.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/link-test/#post-67906 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:15:12 -0500 test

]]> 0 f3ea90d407b69aa80e3d4b755ab6c6f5 Josh started the topic link testing in the forum Site Admin https://test.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/link-testing/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:01:02 -0500

]]> 0 061e16aab01ea96cda0761d106099dd1 Josh replied to the topic rotating display sign up in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/rotating-display-sign-up/#post-67666 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:32:20 -0500 Give me a few weeks. ChatGPT and I are figuring. It was going so well but now it’s barfing at me wanting to change where photos get added.

]]> 0 b471d3065f3360e59e9237d155c6d16b Josh replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend - 1/16/26 to 1/18/26 in the forum LUG discussions https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/csc-locomotion-weekend-1-16-26-to-1-18-26/page/3/#post-67589 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:47:02 -0500 Confirmed it’s with me. I’d love to send it to anyone willing make use of it

]]> 0 fde0496309803e3860ad49e2b90eb728 Josh replied to the topic 1x1 with scroll in the forum BUY / SELL / TRADE! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/1x1-with-scroll/#post-67529 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:11:34 -0500 That’s pretty new and rare. None here.

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=20310&colorID=11&in=A

]]> 0 c461c77ce4d0847a0d4dc42327d3d883 Josh replied to the topic testing discord automation in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/testing-discord-automation/#post-67523 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:06:24 -0500 oh…I said replies…i just meant new topics holistically. sorry.

]]> 0 63d6a7a5c18e2f4a37aea3786d3c83c8 Josh started the topic testing discord automation in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/testing-discord-automation/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:51:01 -0500 new topic replies will be sent to #forum-updates on discord.

]]> 0 d08397c92806e14e0d61f4ae716f0edb Josh replied to the topic First Night Pittsburgh - 12/31 in the forum LUG discussions https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-night-pittsburgh-12-31/#post-67516 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:10:15 -0500 trying some gallery short codes to see what they look like:

]]> 0 c7a158d2de43e74702a061b45208f576 Josh replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67512 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:49:57 -0500 BOOM! I love it. works great from phones too. now anyone/everyone can upload pics for events, they’ll automatically be added to a gallery for that event, and we still have the manual step of adding the gallery to the ‘past events’ album as an approval step. there’s an audit log of who submitted what in the admin section (for admins only) and…Read more

]]> 0 4f44ba91fa5e2cfd9a090db508f82f82 Josh replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67481 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 01:09:18 -0500 actually, hold off on uploading anything, @rcgrier3406 – finalizing a new tool…so far it makes uploading SOOOOO much easier…just trying to get it to automatically create the gallery. as it is right now, you have to go into the gallery and select “add from other source” and select pics from the wordpress gallery)

http://steelcitylug.com/gup/…Read more

]]> 0 44ca33df3aae6e060e1faadca3bc029d Josh replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67470 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:46:49 -0500 I take my words back…can you do upload winter trolley again? The database tables are out of sync now and I don’t want to go through and untangle the references…

]]> 0 5467c264e6d19ef9239c39817781757f Josh replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67469 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:37:06 -0500 I’m gunna blame chatgpt for this one. I think it added (int) when I had it do the highlighting for shifts with no one signed up. I know when I need a float and when I don’t.

]]> 0 251c350dfb3b85f72579a705918c84d1 Josh replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67465 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:00:46 -0500 Things I did today (so far):

1) added a theme switcher at the top (to help when i get to migrating it – keep reporting what you think to be theme bugs (colors, text, layout, etc) here https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/ )
2) made the ‘notify me of replies’ (aka subscribe to threads) checked by default
3) fixed user…Read more

]]> 0 4e3b2bdc6710cda565b65aae9250db44 Josh replied to the topic First Night Pittsburgh - 12/31 in the forum LUG discussions https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-night-pittsburgh-12-31/#post-67458 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:19:27 -0500 I love doing the live build. It was almost unbearably cold last night since they cut the heat due to a propane smell…but as I told Louis, it builds character:)

I’ll get more pics to the gallery later today when I work on site updates.

]]> 0 e066d0f5c913036e10b8420a97071954 Josh replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67440 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:13:03 -0500 I haven’t been getting notifications from the site…so I am just seeing all of these….working on the email problem first.

]]> 0 8a2e2703b3d6461cc31041cb8505d41d Josh replied to the topic Penn Hill Library Winter Display in the forum LUG discussions https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/penn-hill-library-winter-display/#post-67437 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:37:59 -0500 looks like I didn’t move over this shift when I migrated. I fixed it now.

]]> 0 249478ae6cae3da9ac20b8532f037844 Josh replied to the topic First Night Pittsburgh - 12/31 in the forum LUG discussions https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-night-pittsburgh-12-31/#post-67424 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:35:22 -0500 I sit on a throne of lies, apparently.

Hello, and thank you for being a part of this year’s First Night!

I will be your primary point of contact during load in. You can reach me via call / text at (412) 979-4819. During the event, your primary contact will be Carly Bedger. You can reach her via call / text at (412) 539-9555.

This email c…

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]]> 0 3cf005d7c71b863f2864ef2358abbcd7 Josh replied to the topic First Night Pittsburgh - 12/31 in the forum LUG discussions https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-night-pittsburgh-12-31/#post-67415 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:07:22 -0500 Another article:

https://www.post-gazette.com/life/holidays/2025/12/22/first-night-pittsburgh/stories/202512180074

I’ll post a parking pass and instructions when I get to a computer later today. Sounds like we have a few people coming to help, so I’d like to try the live build of 2026, bring the plates that Krista put together with build cha…Read more

]]> 0 2026c2891dc032f848ea9cca19bd9aad Josh replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-67338 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:48:52 -0500 good question!

not so much a code thing (unless i look at ways to break up how files are uploaded) but more of a server capacity thing…

I did a test run – https://site84125-fe515w.scloudsite101.com/forum/topic/test-2/#post-67325

first batch of pics was ~25mb (+6mb each) which is huge. it did crap out on the last one. 4 of about 4MB worked…Read more

]]> 0 8d37d6be2ca6e57e0a201fa7d1b34013 Josh replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67337 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:46:22 -0500 interesting…should be fine, but I wonder if it’s because your account was synced with steelcitylug.com and not the new(tempoary) url. it should work once the cut over happens.

]]> 0 fbd9c0fcaee638c12e8ed85bada867f8 Josh started the topic rotating display sign up in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/rotating-display-sign-up/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:17:34 -0500 @greg suggested a central place to track and sign up who is currently in a display, since the number of displays are growing with BAM, lego store, etc.

I came up with this:
https://site84125-fe515w.scloudsite101.com/rotating-displays/

just a demo mode for now, so don’t think you’re going to reserve anything just yet. the idea is that it will…Read more

]]> 0 9b2bbe543f997d2fca69c9d23b6f182b Josh replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67330 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:37:40 -0500 no more sharing. it’s our server.

good call out – template/theme/menu will certainly be updated as we go along https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/

]]> 0 83a67819529f306fcc6baadd2fe71fb7 Josh started the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:15:49 -0500 some of you caught a glimpse of the new theme seen here: https://site84125-fe515w.scloudsite101.com/

There’s a toggle on the top left for light/dark mode. I know there’s a little bit of tweaking to be done to get the forum to look right.

My goal was to freshen up the look, make the front page more inviting and informative to the general public,…Read more

]]> 0 fcbeefcdbb3ae0d74811754f50cb5910 Josh started the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:12:13 -0500 I’m in the process of moving steelcitylug.com to a different host.

The cost is 296.55 for 1 year. I think we’ll see a strong improvement, specifically on things like the gallery, uptime, and response time. It will also open the door for future server/db intense efforts I’d like to do.

The current site is…Read more

]]> 0 7235b1d0a5459d4018dcb0a2e2ca33d3 Josh started the topic do you use the lug calendar or ics files for your calendar? in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/do-you-use-the-lug-calendar-or-ics-files-for-your-calendar/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:23:36 -0500 I was curious who uses this functionality, and if you didn’t use it, maybe it’s because you just don’t know about it.

We (a few of us) add LUG activities on the Steel City LUG gmail calendar, and you can add it as an overlay to your own gmail calendar (or any calendar). You can either view it here (from the calendar in the top menu)…Read more

]]> 0 f1dbe49ad163c06a8ebc34acf9c7c35b Josh replied to the topic 2025 q4 build challenge in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-q4-build-challenge/#post-67280 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:46:49 -0500 christmas present got unwrapped too early…elves are still tinkering…

]]> 0 28a41a57ecaa79ee3d550aef0973b9b1 Josh started the topic Yearly Report - Zeitgeist in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/yearly-report-zeitgeist/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:56:04 -0500 https://www.steelcitylug.com/v2/?p=yearlyreport

Have I mentioned how much I enjoy chatgpt doing all the coding for me? took me about an hour or 2 to get this all worked up.

I hope you enjoy it.

]]> 0 112ae6078a49c479f0c1feb6b7c20402 Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/page/2/#post-67200 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:10:39 -0500 Just a matter of staffing the display more and being viable to tear down then.

]]> 0 1f4e618ffac5dddda8362381100d810a Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/page/2/#post-67192 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:36:56 -0500 got this in from Kristen:

Hi!

During our staff meeting, the question came up about when the layout will be up through! We have our volunteer Christmas dinner right after the last Santa Trolley on Dec 21.

For the first time, the museum is open between Christmas and the New Year, so everyone was wondering if LUG would be willing to keep the…

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]]> 0 65274d4552df8eb6a17b67c9bbfaf603 Josh started the topic 2025 q4 build challenge in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-q4-build-challenge/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:00:39 -0500 I didn’t see any ideas for one – since we’re meeting on discord, how about something simple like a christmas ornament? post your pictures here and we’ll pick a winner on the call. I’ll set up a poll once everyone has submitted one and that will give you all something to do while I’m talking 😀

]]> 0 15e90327f9335e891fc5c30f530b12db Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/page/2/#post-67184 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:21:44 -0500 I see we need some people to staff tomorrow and Saturday.

any pictures of the display? OneBurgh, on facebook, has been featuring people’s train displays – https://www.facebook.com/PittsburghPA and I thought we should send some pictures in.

]]> 0 42acbf63f09d594b2914384fe37caec2 Josh replied to the topic First Night Pittsburgh - 12/31 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-night-pittsburgh-12-31/#post-67172 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:31:53 -0500 “if the young ones aren’t tired out from the LEGO building zone”

https://www.post-gazette.com/life/holidays/2025/12/04/first-night-2026-pittsburgh/stories/202512040095

]]> 0 dd87106c57152b2422320c8e81bfad27 Josh replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend - 1/16/26 to 1/18/26 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/csc-locomotion-weekend-1-16-26-to-1-18-26/#post-67131 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:03:09 -0500 All stanchions are at my house, but I’m happy to take them to trolley tear down for someone else to take home.

]]> 0 a71dc765d765c913451d27c11aaa4c1e Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/page/2/#post-67124 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 03:13:14 -0500 fixed the bug! Thanks for reporting it. When I added in the feature to create ‘generic’ shifts that were not restricted to using dates/times, I broke the sign up button.

]]> 0 31147098a4038e0f06c3ded03c17d11f Josh replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend - 1/16/26 to 1/18/26 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/csc-locomotion-weekend-1-16-26-to-1-18-26/#post-67122 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:49:45 -0500 anyone thinking about how to get stuff from trolley museum for that weekend? maybe we do try to empty out of trolley museum at tear down and divide and conquer all the bins since I can’t fit everything in the van. If you know you won’t use the lug tables, I think I can fit all/just those in my van.

as to custom tables, we built a 2×3 standard…Read more

]]> 0 3668d85d9fb6eefd2035eb05bf7d2e13 Josh replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/63/#post-67115 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:25:22 -0500 I’m not offended…

]]> 0 481a2d2ba007864d57ac49285b2af9cc Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/page/2/#post-67112 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:20:57 -0500 It should have prevented anyone else from signing up once it’s reached its max. The only exception should be admins/owner of the event…I’ll have to check for bugs. I know it used to work. I’d keep anyone signed up for now though to maintain encouraging staffing. Josh’s mistakes means the members benefit!

]]> 0 89d7e164a2dd152a4fd60d9389f3b04e Josh replied to the topic First Night Pittsburgh - 12/31 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-night-pittsburgh-12-31/#post-67076 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:52:53 -0500 Cultural trust asked for a floor plan…I just told them 4 tables, a few chairs, maybe 20’x10’…so, whatever we do should fit into that foot print…

]]> 0 82b4009dc8e61eb23ec5ec7937e78037 Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/page/2/#post-67045 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:17:44 -0500 How’d set up go yesterday?

@thoga1109 you planning to pull super man duty on weekdays? No pressure, just trying to plan for our needs

]]> 0 e41314199e6e1daf376b931d4588eb4a Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/#post-67017 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:26:59 -0500 I’m out of town. I can send a email blast to everyone if you want that.

As an aside, and possible motivator, I’m going to start a separate thread ahead of Q4 on an idea I have to have paid events be able to buy a set or sets and have people who staff events get a raffle credit. Should help with the sustainability of sets if Lego takes that awa…Read more

]]> 0 dba2341876c54f9ac93b27416dc2c52c Josh replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/18/#post-67006 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:11:21 -0500 It’s pretty.

]]> 0 18cdc86d90f2085795bceaff4154e8b8 Josh replied to the topic First Night Pittsburgh - 12/31 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-night-pittsburgh-12-31/#post-66923 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:52:38 -0500

Hi Josh,

I hope all is well, we’re excited to have your participation at First Night this year!

I am reaching out to inform you that the activity location for Steel City LUG has been moved from the Byham Theater to the Benedum Lot (641 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222).

Due to construction taking place within the cultural district ahead…

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]]> 0 2528939983fcdeb890687a29a223ec99 Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/#post-66787 Sun, 16 Nov 2025 02:22:23 -0500 how about times?

]]> 0 18095ac87168c56e0cb42974fc3059c1 Josh replied to the topic Winter Trolley 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/winter-trolley-2025/#post-66624 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:06:23 -0400 Jonny, want to build out the events/shifts?

]]> 0 1aea3625d4a8b97df5d420914c495e9d Josh replied to the topic Jamie dream team bingo Nov 2nd in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/jamie-dream-team-bingo-nov-2nd/#post-66623 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 15:59:46 -0400 is this happening? pictures? got the table cloth?

]]> 0 f0e9ea33281dade95b0eccf9621d1af3 Josh replied to the topic LibraryCon 2025 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/librarycon-2025/#post-66429 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:53:47 -0400 I can’t say I’m a fan of their hype or their marketing strategy…but I wish you all a successful event Sunday!

]]> 0 67f73bce6bfbcd9a8fff60435a2148bf Josh replied to the topic 2020 Q2 build challenge - A chair in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2020-q2-build-challenge-a-chair/#post-66424 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:18:36 -0400 just sayin’

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AEyGxqhhi/

]]> 0 9bef98d8101223540013199369ab9731 Josh replied to the topic zip codes vs town names in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/zip-codes-vs-town-names/#post-66269 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 02:05:18 -0400 btw, https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/member-map/

]]> 0 15cd6796d6c4e4a2e8e0e18ff06a0ec5 Josh replied to the topic 2025 Q3 build challenge - graveyard in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-q3-build-challenge-graveyard/#post-66211 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:36:46 -0400 Incase you missed it, we need graces and such for trolley. If you can be at the museum Sunday, great. I’ll be in city limits Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday if you want to coordinate a meet up and I’ll take them the rest of the way down.

https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-fall-trolley-museum/

]]> 0 d6c322cb1fd2c26b278111d9c800cdfb Josh replied to the topic First Night Pittsburgh - 12/31 in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-night-pittsburgh-12-31/#post-66186 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:49:53 -0400 Created the sign up:

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