Is Young Composers a children's website?

Originated from this post (cannot quote because the thread is locked):

Italian Concerto (with German counterpoint)

Are there 'adult' websites on composition I should be aware of?

Full disclosure: About the same time as when I started posting on YC I came across another composition forum, my only recollection of which is that it was about the same size as YC, and the website had a blue background. I'm hoping this thread can help me 'recover' that website.

YC is not a "children's website". It is a composition/music website with a special attention given to younger members of the musical community.

There are members from age 10 through 50. I may actually be missing some of the older members there.

Age 10? I know not of such members... but I'll take your word for it.

This is not a website it is a community. And you are part of this community. YOU make youngcomposers! Not the other way around.

I'm here actively trying to help. QCC as well. Why not give us a hand and make this a better place?

I know it sounds a bit bullshit, but really it's exactly as I think! In that thread the original poster acted like a true arse and got himself banned! You could have said something to him or to anyone else who was bothering you... Right now I feel you're being selfish, looking for another place to go and nothing else, instead of seeing what to do for this place.

I also think that a debate on age is stupid...age has nothing to do with how well anyone composes...but then thats completely off topic.

I think it is confusing for some people specifically the new to relatively new people because the site is calle Young Composers. I remember wondering myself if everyone on the site was below a certain age. I think I even wondered if there was an age limit. It confused me a little. I think it is all out of curiosity. I don't think that anyone asking about it means anything more than to just find out if there are older people here. No, age does not have anything to do with how well a composer composes or who belongs on this site or anything of that nature. The title of this site is just kind of confusing.

We've had an discussion on this topic before in a threat, can't remeber were. I do remember Mike saying that it's impossible to change the name, becourse of the technical problems involved.

I think the concept is either that while instrumentalists begin their study as early as 5th grade (in public school) many composers don't get proper education until their undergrad, or even grad school. That, or it means that in the grand scheme of composition (let's start with the Baroque period,) we are relatively young.

Jamie: you hit the nail on the head

I have to give credit to the second idea to my instructor, Edward Knight. I was discussing this with him in my lesson last week, just the site in general, and I mentioned that there weren't just really young people here, and he brought up that idea. I just didn't want to credit him if turned out to be a poor idea