I'll never forget this..
The .Blue registry back in April had a special release of previously reserved names. I found a name that I really wanted (not a super short one, etc.).. just a normal name that was previously reserved. So I pre-reserved the name and waited weeks for the availability date. Only to get an e-mail the day before informing me that the name I wanted, pre-registered for, and waited for had been put on the reserved list again.
Some of these reserved lists are a bunch of B.S. It's just the registry manipulating the market to maximize their profits.