David Gerard said:
Because that isn't really what it's for, per the decorative policy.
It's there to keep out the *irredeemable* crap that makes it past
speedy. (And I'm painfully aware that new articles can at times run up
to thirtyish percent shoot-on-sight speedyable. Anyone doubting this
should do
Special:Newpages patrol; if it doesn't turn you into a bloodthirsty
axewielding deletionist, it'll certainly give you a strong
understanding of them.)
Doing newpages patrol is the nearest thing a childless person can get to
being the parent of teenagers.