Originally Posted by CLEHillbilly
...I OLCI but then print my BPs at the gate (COs dime).
CO's dime, but your time. And I assume you're printing them out at the check-in area, not sure how you get to the gate without a boarding pass.
...I was told that I was 4th in line (4th behind a gold no doubt!). I did assume the 6 referred to the sequence number and hence my questions tonight.
As alluded to, sequence number (aka check-in order) does not come into play except as a tie-breaker between two equal-status elites on the same fare class. It's likely that the other 3 plats in front of you were on higher fare classes.