Originally Posted by
simonjp
Thank you for the additional detail. Sadly, I thought that the status earning and upgrades-without-reset would start in January 2026, with SP earned in 2026 counting towards 2027 [as well].
Even with your understanding, your status would still drop to GR this month, no?
Originally Posted by
simonjp
I can select 300 SP if i pick just individual sectors in a non-chronological order. If I was to claim them all in together, and CX processed them in their own order, my status point reset would lose me some points (e.g. if I did 75+75+70+45+60, I get 330, and would lose the 30 points). The final question was to see if CX processes in order of submission, or something else more random. If more random, I would need to ensure that the 300 is triggered first, so that they don't credit in an order that would lose points. the 75s are CX and would go first anyhow.
In short, seems cherry-picking would work and I can avoid losing if I submit and wait for it to clear. It might just take a little longer.
Good luck to CX admin staff with all these retro claims come January.
I would retro-claim
75+75+70+60+20=300 to regain SL in Jan. You status points will then reset, and you can then retro-claim the rest (which will be credited in your mid-Jan. 2026 to Dec. 31st membership "year"). However, if you believe you will just have about 600 status points credited for the entire calendar year of 2026, it wouldn't make much of a difference. Based on my understanding, you will be upgraded to GO on 01JAN2027 if you credit about 600 status points during the entire calendar year of 2026, but you will stay SL before then anyway. Even if you credited more than 300 (but less than 600) status points in your mid-Jan. 2026 to Dec. 31st membership "year," you will still be SL.