Ian, I can't imagine anyone replacing or even updating the VM. I think (he says, modestly) that this:
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AggQfcczvHGNkGG_P2z8Qiyc8Qo-
is about as good as we're going to get. Less complete, with, on the whole, fewer value judgments, possibly less inaccurate. And it reflects my lack of interest in cine lenses and lenses for 35 mm still cameras. But I do update it as new information comes in.
Thinking of new information, I just added a link to a piece on center filters. Some may find the article useful. I hope that a piece I wrote on relatively modern Ilex lenses will come out. When it does, I'll add the link. I'd like to do a piece on Wollensak lenses but there's just no information on their last designs, which are the ones we know least about.
Thinking of value judgments and inaccuracy, d'you think I should add a link to my lens diary to the list?