I read the help docs, but I'm not entirely clear - I just posted a book from my BIR list that is shown with a big W and a small A, which I take to mean the book is on another member's auto-request list.  But on my account page, it says that it is waiting 48 hours for the member to respond to the wish list notification.  Does this mean that the auto-request person doesn't have credits right now, and this gives the person the chance to obtain credits?

does it show that W with the A right now?  that should be reflective of the next person in line and not your wisher.

your person either didn't have the credits or did not have it on auto-accept