I can't seem to get behind this one. The timer is a great thing. Before the new flag breeding system, half the players in the game would just hang out outside the Breeding Center. Every other city in the entire game (except Viridian) was a wasteland. Plus, the timer after you get all the flags is based on how hard the Pokemon is to catch in the wild. This keeps "rare" Pokemon "rare" while still allowing for a shortened hatching time. The time to hatch an Eevee Egg used to make me cry, now it isn't so bad. Taking away a timer, or some other mechanic, just because players want stuff now isn't always the best thing from a gameplay standpoint. Doesn't matter how many people get behind an idea, the only way it will change is: if it is needed. Suggestions by the player base are taken with minimal weight. The vast majority of changes are because GMs and Admin playing the game SEE that the change should be made.
On a side note: The timer gives the Eggs a slightly more biological feel to them. Real eggs take time, and actually paying attention to them on an extremely frequent basis, for them to hatch