Yeah, I mean, I think that the whole idea of 'official' servers is suspect. It's a strange way to categorise servers, because the flip side of it is that it designates a bunch of servers as 'unofficial'.
I understand the desire for devs to promote well-administrated, well-scripted and secure servers, to act as a showcase for what VC:MP can be, and to reward servers that drive the mod forward, but the terminology seems off.
Perhaps a better word would be 'Sponsored' servers, or 'Endorsed' servers.