I didn't mean to direct that at you. It was more of a general statement. Sorry for the confusion.
The "Articles of incorportion" are a living document. Well, at least they spawn a papertrail from past to present. In Nevada, for instance, once you submit you Article of Incorporation and become incorporated, a dynamic document is created that starts with the Article of Incorporation.
Annual list of officers must be sumbmitted, current share structure changes are submitted, name changes, amendments and corrections are all submitted.
So, literally speaking, the Articles of Incorporation may be old information, but it is the beginning of the paper trail. To disregard it as old information and worthless is not always prudent.