Responsible Detectorists Share Information Without Demanding Payment First

There are some reactions in the thread on a detecting blog where Gary Brun presents to members of the public his 'pay to view' plans restrict information about what detectorists are pocketing to those who fork out cash to learn what has gone:

Responsible detectorist 28 January 2018 at 12:28 pm
I will not be continuing with this site ….. subscriptions are a ripoff especially for people who contribute their finds info to you. GOODBYE

The blog's owner is not going to discuss it, with a shoulder-shrug he remarks 'You have a choice, but not everyone would agree with you'. Not everybody? Beavis and Butthead probably agree it's a good idea, maybe. I doubt many more do when the PAS database is available for free to both finders and members of the public.