Oh, sure. It was never disallowed in the first place. Right ? The issue was never "metal detecting". The issue was "pits" (holes deeper than 2 ft) and (gasp) metal shovels. And then a few md'rs here fretted themselves silly that a "scoop" might be construed as a "shovel".
Someone went and asked, and found someone to tell them that if it's metal, and it serves the purpose of digging, that it qualifies as a shovel. Oh joy of joys
CLEARLY this person was a victim of "no one cared
UNTIL you asked".
And now you're saying that apparently someone went seeking clarification, and now, ... presto .... detecting has to be specifically allowed ? Well gee, I guess that was better than someone there saying "No md'ing" to this "pressing question". But I don't know why md'rs have to perpetually be swatting hornet's nests like that. I highly doubt that anyone ever gave 2 sh#ts about the distinction of a scoop vs a shovel. Nor do md'rs dig over 2 ft. So why all the fuss ? Why do we think we need "express allowances" ?