Good point---for philosophy, the slow updates aren't a huge issue. But the article seemed to be holding up the SEP as a model for other endeavors, and this seem

Good point---for philosophy, the slow updates aren't a huge issue. But the article seemed to be holding up the SEP as a model for other endeavors, and this seems to limit its usefulness in many other areas. The centralized, academic nature of SEP is fine for them, but it must result in a sort of elite bias. In my mind, that's a kind of limitation. I actually prefer the Wikipedia approach or something along those lines, which I do feel is often effective at capturing various viewpoints. Ultimately, there exists no one perfect approach to online encyclopedia compilation. Pros and cons all around.