Removing the crafting stations is ok, but i never saw more than five players near the crafting stations and most of them less then 5 mins. So i doubt it had a big impact on the wvw population.
Now we need a bank on every WvW map. Yes, there is the the guild bank with the drop down menu, where i can reach the bank, but it has the limits of the guild bank and is annoying.
Leaving the WvW map, to get to a bank, may put you in a queue to get back and you have to get back to your group / zerg / blob. So its often not a good option.
Waiting for a fortress to get to a Tier with a bank is often also not an option.
And i miss the crafting stations and the forge in the guild hall, they should add them.