I attended 8 shows on this tour (2 Dublin, 1 Raleigh, 1 Atlanta, 1 Seattle, 2 Anaheim and 1 Nashville). Out of those 8, I did GA 5 times (Raleigh, Atlanta, Seattle, Anaheim 2, Nashville). Out of the 5 GA's, I received an early number three times but only used my number twice (Seattle and Nashville) to do the early morning line up.
I had rail for Seattle and Nashville on the outside rail and I was damn happy (see avatar it is my hands clapping in Seattle). How did I get my rail spot? Well a friend waited for me and some friends for a few seconds until our section made it onto the field. Did she screw anyone out of that spot? Nope, for some reason people were not going for the center rail spot. In Nashville, all the spots on the outside rail filled up early, so we settled for the side outside rail spot on Adam’s side. The guys behind us in Nashville did not wake up at the crack of dawn to line up. They got there late in the afternoon and stood behind us and had a helluva good time. Seattle and Nashville spots allowed me to get some brief attention from Bono, Edge and Adam.
For the other GA spots (Raleigh and Atlanta) I had spots in the pit on the outer rail on Edge's side by his bridge and I had zero drama there (and did not line up super early, showed up later in the afternoon).
For Anaheim 2, I wasn't feeling well so I did not line up early, so I went in with my So Cal friends at around 6pmish, and we walked around every where and had a damn good time. Watched and cheered the band walking in, did our singing and dancing in the pit for the crazy AB set then walked off to the soundboard and had a party back there with our other friends. It was fantastic and I had one of the best nights I have ever had at a concert.
I am glad I had seats (including my nosebleed seats) and GA tickets for this tour. I enjoyed every second of it and never experienced drama. I am sorry you are jaded, your experience is tainted and your GA experience was ruined. I am not sure what you wanted by doing GA and by creating these threads here and on other fan boards. I feel sorry that you have worked yourself up over this petty drama, you missed out on an amazing show. I hope you find whatever it is you are looking for to make you feel better.