<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by biship:
I know all you 'status' members won't care as you are in favour here, but here is my 2c's from a NON status flyer.
This 'pecking' order is ****. I never earn enought flight miles to get status, but have enough point for upgrades (miles/partner programs). I ask for upgrades MONTHS in advace, AND use HARDEARNED points. Yet get upgrades once every blue moon. Some elite freq flyer always gets in before us because of this **** preferential order.
When I dont get the upgrade, i'm always told 'oh important to us 100K members get first choice'. Whats the point of the points if I cant use them because some 100K member gets his free upgrade when he asked hours before the flight. I have points to use dam it. 
Nick</font>
Chill. That is the status on the DM. If you are listed months before the flight the waitlist does goes by fare paid not by status.