Please review your work

A couple of us have spent the last week correcting errors that Chris found in the first 5000 soldiers in the Project 1 database. We're probably a little more than half finished correcting errors. Some of these problems are inputter errors. Some of them are problems of missing data because when the soldier was input, we didn't have a specific field (such as the quality code on the death screen). Some are just glitches that happened in the screens.

Many of the inputter errors can be eliminated by reviewing your work. Before you mark complete, do the following:

• Look at the Household View and see if everything looks correct. As a matter of fact, you should do this after inputting each household.
• Check for duplicate or missing people.
• Check household numbers.
• Check names.
• Look at Update Relations.
• Look for red Xs on the Grid.

Additionally, you should do the following:

• Take breaks. You are entitled to a paid 10-minute break when you work four hours. You don't have to take it all at once. Get up and walk around. Get your blood circulating, and give your brain a break.
• Do not work late at night, especially since you probably had a full and tiring day.
• Do not work if you are ill. I'm not talking sniffles. Your body knows when it needs rest.

One inputter, just spent an hour disentangling a mess someone else made inputting a soldier. There was at least one duplicate person. There were several missing people. URLs were left out. Several household numbers were wrong. I know who the original inputter was. This person is competent. I don't know what happened with this soldier. It could all have been avoided if she had done her work when she was alert and had reviewed it when she was done.

Please review your work.