When Orgs have used the startlist generator, filtered out the non-finishers and uploaded the "finishers list", validation is easy and a pleasure.
The 40% who use other means of providing us with info cause 90% of the work.
As an example, many orgs have their own databases of riders, some going back many years. Anyone entering their events is added to the orgs own start list, often using old information regarding AUK membership status. The resulting finishers list may then look fine, but is a nightmare to validate and record. One recent event has had 8 separate queries from riders who did the event but whose names didn't appear on the AUK website.
The AUK generator is now totally brilliant. More often than not, the recording process can be achieved with "one click."
Keith