I feel like the community thinks you aren't a good enough villain if you don't want to put the time into making a VA. I'm happy they're gone, and only because they were an obstacle to fun RP, not any other reason...
But its not that some people 'cannot be bothered' some people don't have the time. As Snowman said they served as an OOC barrier that excluded many people who either could not write one, or did not have the time.