Originally Posted by
bhmlurker
When I have been "protected" on a later flight, it's confirmed assigned seat. I've never been protected into an oversold situation, and what OP is reporting here is exactly that. Strangely enough as a disserviced 1K, OP is still unable to get an assigned seat.
If you have a seat, then you weren't protected on that flight, you were re-booked to that flight.