I wouldn't put it past them. This way they could theoratically even monitor wich IP's visit wich sites and then make accusations of members who's ip matches with visits to 'blacklisted' sites, being pirates/pirate symppathizants(sp?). However, only sites that use the button would be monitored.
I second that there's an Ebil Conspiracy going on. *dons tinfoil hat* TSR being hacked? Don't believe it for a second. MTS2 has never been succesfully hacked, and TSR claims to be more professional and better in every way. XD
Well, why bother to monitor non sympathisers? They already know most of us link to coconut - but they don't want to lose more of the community than they already have. That was the whole point to shutting down RSF. And they are known for putting tracking data in their files Pescado says can damage your game - so I think it's not out of the realm of possibility that they would do it to their fansite buttons.
Although, I do want to propose one thing; the java script talked about version 6. Could the popup be some coding that was left over from version 6, that hadn't been converted to version 7 yet? In other words, could this just be a legitimate "Oopsie!"
It's possible - but that only popped up today - so it's obviously a recent change.
With your question Darq, would that even be possible? And how would that get to other websites if it's just an oopsie on their part? It seems to me like they deliberately had put something there to mess with other websites. I am just a little curious on how an oopsie would make it's way to where it was.
All those fansite buttons have a hotlink code - they all originate with the topsite itself. You don't put them up like ordinary buttons - much of it is dictated by the topsite. In this case, the code connected to that button had been changed in some way.