Seven, your statements are 100% wrong! Doubt all you want, but BN (you know who BN is, or do you not work for CX?) told ME personally, to my face, that FOCs are NOT CONFIRMED IN SENIORITY ORDER NOR ARE THEY CONFIRMED IN ORDER OF BOOKING OR WAITLISTING!!!! GOT IT????
However, if you're confirmed you're not going back to the waitlist, OK?
I don't think you work for CX since you mention "priority 14." What the hell is that? It's either priority 4 or priority 11. Where did you get 14? Do you get priority 14 FOCs? Ah, you don't get FOCs since you don't work for CX and have no idea what you're talking about.
Freehills, why are you "fairly sure FOCs are on a first come, first served basis?" I have PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BEING ON WAITLIST WHILE SOMEONE JUNIOR TO ME, WITH THE SAME PRIORITY 11B FOC BOOKED THE FOC A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CONFIRMED WHILE I REMAINED ON THE WAITLIST AND DIDN'T GET ON THE FLIGHT!