Originally Posted by
davetravels
Let's see . . . . In a regular BF gate UG situation, the (supposed) company policy is that the GA has discretion as to whether to to UG someone who has already boarded and sitting in Y, or to UG someone who held back and didn't board yet.

Where did you get that from? It has been posted repeatedly that the company policy is that you lose your spot if board. It is supposedly a violation of policy to upgrade someone who has already boarded.