Data entry errors can sometimes have irrevocable consequences. This is borne out by the recent demolition of a historic protected building in St Louis. The demolition of this historic 1890s-era building in St Louis was the result of a clerical error.

1. Data Entry Error Leads To Demolition of
Historic Building in St. Louis
Data entry errors can sometimes have irrevocable consequences. This is borne out
by the recent demolition of a historic protected building in St. Louis. The building
once housed a saloon and butcher shop and its main attraction was an iconic mural
of a hippie named Beardy McGreen created by stencil artist Peat Wollaeger in 2006.
This quaint 1890s-era century structure and the mural recently became a victim of
clerical error and were brought down by the city’s demolition crews.
How the data entry error occurred
The historical building at St Louis located at 818 South Fourth Street was part of the
South Fourth Street Commercial District. This district had been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2006, a designation which means that it
requires a demolition permit and should be reviewed by the Cultural Resources Office
(the city’s preservation agency).
In this case, the review never happened as a city employee incorrectly entered its
address into the database which caused the structure got listed outside the historical
district. Erroneous manual data entry transfer between two databases resulted in the
permit application for the structure to appear on the list of those not entitled to
review. The building was razed to the ground last December.
City officials have since taken additional measures and precautions to prevent errors
and ensure that historic structures are properly assessed to determine whether they
can be saved.
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2. Typical data entry errors situations
• As invalid value is entered in a field or a value is not entered for a required
field.
• Incomplete or incorrect information or lack of proper information cause
fudging.
• Lack of accuracy when the data entry operator is rushed or put under
pressure to enter a huge pile of data in a short span of time.
• Entry using voice recognition software is prone to errors if the input voice
cannot be interpreted properly.
• Misspellings can result in serious database issues.
Professional Data Entry Services to Eliminate Errors
In this fast moving world, accurate and effective data entry plays an important role
in making meaningful decisions. Errors leading to incorrect decisions, as in case of
the historic building in St Louis, cannot be revoked. Partnering with a professional
data entry company is the best way to avoid manual data entry errors. Professional
data entry services come with multiple quality checks so that errors that go
undetected at one stage of the process are indentified and corrected before they are
delivered to the client company.
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