Well the Italian spectrum was taken earlier but the pros posted their classification first but kept the spectrum private, which is allowed by the rules apparently. I agree it is a little odd though to allow a classification without making the evidence public. This is what the rules say:-Peter Velez wrote: How odd - priority based on professional status rather than time of publication.
"For Class reps, it is possible to request a proprietary period separately for
the classification itself (typing+redshift), or for the uploaded spectrum.
With respect to the proprietary period options just mentioned, the formal
"discoverer" of a transient is defined to be the reporter/s whose discovery report
first turns to public (or was immediately so). Likewise for "classifier".