Originally Posted by
pitz
2) Waitlists are cleared before any upgrades are made. Hence, the upgrade priority schema as quoted by "Ben" doesn't matter. Upgrades are only for passengers who bought Y tickets and want to travel in a class of service they strictly didn't pay for. Waitlists are for people who paid J fare (either cash or points) and were not able to be confirmed in J at the time of booking.
Except Ben specifically mentioned that in this case, you're on the same list, sorted by cabin/status/fare class/check-in time, and your fare class is at the bottom.
So yes, "the upgrade priority schema as quoted by "Ben"" does matter.