You do realize that A-List and Early Bird boarding positions are reserved 36 hours prior to scheduled boarding time? Further at 24 hours before departure everyone else starts reserving boarding spots.
Thus there are no "inconvenience" A boarding spots to hand out at the gate - other passengers already have them..
The best the airline can do is give "inconvenience" passengers the best boarding spots available at check in -- and that is what SW does.
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