The writing of the area is a time consuming activity. Not just the actual writing, but, waiting for reviews, code, etc. In that time you are waiting, you are learning about being an imm. You learn your boundaries, your learn how to deal with situations that players are having, you learn how to deal with problem players, etc. These are not things you can learn by just coming up and be given the rp end of commands.

The next thing is that new imms are required to have a mentor who oversee their progress and make sure they aren't breaking the boundaries. We would have no time to mentor these heroimms who are writing areas and want to learn to move into an admin position. We would be spending all of our time watching the new rp imm to make sure they aren't doing something wrong because all of their time logged in is just towards rp. I know that I don't want to spend my time constantly telling someone what to do or not do when I can just do it myself when I feel it is warranted.

That brings me to another point. Too much immteraction would become passe. Candy is great, but, if you have too much, it becomes bleh.