Originally Posted by
globalste
This is my operational upgrade success since 2003:
Star Alliance: over 20 times (split US,UA,SK,LH,BMi)
One World: 2 times (once Iberia, once BA)
The chances of getting an op-up because you are silver is minimal in my experience. The advantages of silver are lounge access for economy tickets, seat selection, and extra miles.
As a BA silver you must fly more than me but my upgrade rate, over I suspect significantly fewer flights, is far better than that as a blue, both from WT and WT+, as is the OP's by the sounds of it.
What routes do you take and what frequency do you fly each alliance? Also what class do you normally fly, as if you're mainly in CW, you're obviously far less likely to be OPUP'd than if you were in WT/ WT+