Rules of RDM Bingo

The goal of RDM Bingo is to encourage you to clean up an existing project or start a new project using research data management and software best practices. Here's how it works:

• Get a board: Sign up using your institutional email to receive your 5×5 Bingo board. Each square represents a best-practice task you can complete.
• Complete tasks: Click on a square to submit proof that you've completed the task. Each submission requires:
  • A valid URL as proof — either a link to a specific recent (within the last month) commit on a git repository, or a public link to a screenshot uploaded to a file-sharing service (e.g. ownCloud, SWITCHdrive, Google Drive, etc.).
  • A short description (minimum 3 words, maximum 1000 words) of what you did to complete the task.
• Get Bingo: Complete an entire row, column, or diagonal to score a Bingo! Once you complete your first Bingo, your win is submitted automatically to the public Winners page, and you can download a personalised winner badge to share.
• Click Keep Playing to keep filling squares: every additional bingo (a new completed row, column, or diagonal) counts as another entry, so 2x, 3x, 4x... all the way up to SUPER BINGO! for a fully completed board. The more lines you complete, the more chances you have to win.
• Winners page: All winners are displayed publicly, with their institute affiliation, the time of their bingo, and how many lines they completed (e.g. “3x Bingo!”, or “SUPER BINGO!” for a fully completed board). Hovering over completed squares shows the description of what was done.

Resource Board

Not sure how to tackle a task? Click any square below to open a helpful resource that explains how to do it, or send us an email to set up a consultation!