Myself I wasn't aware that it was against the rules to posted the forum url
in the game lobbies of private THF games.
I received an email from poker stars support today warning me that we have broken the rules and some games have been cancelled.
We can recreate those midweek games.
Apparently, this is the 2nd time that someone from the THF has infringed that rule.
For any members that use the 'Create Private Tournament' facility in Poker Stars,
please ensure that you drop the 'www' and '.com' from any future lobby messages on THF Private games.
Here's the full rules:
Quote:
This is to inform you that we have cancelled 97443241 and 97443499 of
your private tournaments due to violations of our rules regarding the
creation of private events.
Specifically, the violations were:
"THF midweek -Friday.Please see www.texasholdemforums.com for details."
For your convenience, I have listed the private tournament rules below
for your review. Please read them carefully before you post your next
private event. If there are further private tournament rules
violations, we will be forced to remove your ability to post your own
private tournaments.
Thank you for your understanding and future cooperation.
Regards,
Morgan
PokerStars Support Team
PokerStars Support
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1) A password is required, and must be 6 characters or more. The
password is case sensitive. The password must not be used in the
message or tourney name fields, as it cannot be displayed in the
tournament lobby.
2) Stud games may not be Pot Limit or No Limit.
3) We recommend tournaments be deployed several days prior to their
start times for best turnout, though we can run events on as
little as 60 minutes notice.
4) We advise including the buy-in amount in the name of the event,
for clarity. Otherwise, players will have to visit the
tournament lobby to locate the buy-in amount.
5) The "Message" field is optional, and what you place here will be
displayed in the tourney lobby in the upper right panel.
6) An event can be canceled from the software only if there are no
players signed up. Once players have signed up, the event can be
cancelled only by a system administrator at PokerStars.
Please keep all of the fields free of profanity or inappropriate
references. PokerStars reserves the right to remove any event
deployed with inappropriate references. Abuse of the feature by
deploying inappropriate material may result in the loss of this
privilege.
PokerStars provides the ability to create private events as a courtesy
for our frequent players. These events are not intended to be "open"
events, nor to drive traffic from PokerStars to an outside web site.
As such, a tournament title or tournament "lobby message" cannot
contain a URL or an Email address (such as a location where the
password can openly be found).
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Important - Rules for Creating Poker Stars Private Tournaments 
