Re: [w3c/editing] Should deleting cell's content on a table inside a contenteditable area imply the whole table has to be deleted ? (#163)

> So the question is then more: Why is there a table with a single cell? What is the the website author trying to achieve with that?

Well, since this is a contenteditable area is up to the users to introduce, using rich text editors like quilljs [1],  the content they consider more appropriated to their needs; it's also worth considering that Microsoft Word doesn't delete the table in this case. In your comment https://github.com/w3c/editing/issues/163#issuecomment-307338972 you acknowledged this would be your preferred behavior, matching also what Firefox and Edge do as well.

Finally, I'd like to introduce the idea that this single cell table may be an intermediate state of a more complex table structure that the user has in mind. Admitting that it may be unlikely that an user may follow this patch to achieve its final editing work, it's undeniable that deleting the whole table in this case may lead to a frustrating text editing experience. 

[1]  https://quilljs.com/

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