The take home message for me in their entire thread is that metal detecting is no different than fishing or hunting (which I do much more frequently than MDing). When you find a good spot, seasonal or otherwise, if you don't keep it close to the cuff you run the risk of having it blown up by a bunch of people.
I've made the mistake of telling the wrong people about a spot, only to have it get crushed by that person, the 10 people he told, their friends etc. etc.
It sounds like someone was trying to pass on a good opportunity to fellow MDers and others weren't very happy because he essentially blew open a spot they had been MDing under conditions that had much less pressure.
As for the differences in the machines and which ones will work - I don't own any of them so it doesn't matter.
Tragedy of the commons, especially with the advent of the internet. I think its safe to assume that if you give out information on a public area that is "hot", you'll also be spoiling it for at least a few others who have been intentionally keeping it quiet.
I've made the mistake of telling the wrong people about a spot, only to have it get crushed by that person, the 10 people he told, their friends etc. etc.
It sounds like someone was trying to pass on a good opportunity to fellow MDers and others weren't very happy because he essentially blew open a spot they had been MDing under conditions that had much less pressure.
As for the differences in the machines and which ones will work - I don't own any of them so it doesn't matter.
Tragedy of the commons, especially with the advent of the internet. I think its safe to assume that if you give out information on a public area that is "hot", you'll also be spoiling it for at least a few others who have been intentionally keeping it quiet.