Philly seems to be a family that did this a lot but other families also do it. Example gotti being an acting capo before even being made. Anyone have other examples and/or explanations for why this happens. My guess for why it happened back in the day was because an associate had proven himself and gained enough rep for it to be warranted but couldn't be officially promoted due to books being closed? This however doesn't explain why it occurred after the late 70s when the books were opened up.