Thank you Danny, you have captured my point,and the diversion from same, perfectly. Enough of the old belt & braces guys, the point is - where does it all stop?? We are all supposedly professionals, and the gross error check of altimeter vs field elevation should catch the problem. It's the principle gentlemen. If you've got the wrong ATIS - copy the right one.
PS: Thanks Skywave for the first lucid explanation of why this exists - although it is still just a case of checking the box...