I think there’s always been a delay between availability and the sweep to clear the wait lists. It’s annoying and you would have thought they would have fixed this by now.
I agree with this.
Originally Posted by
christep
My perception is that waitlists have never automatically cleared. Being on a waitlist is essentially an "expression of interest". To make the upgrade happen you need to keep calling and asking. Diamonds excepted.
I have had waitlist automatically cleared before (as SL or GO), so I wouldn't go completely saying that the waitlist never automatically clears.