A proper wikitable ends with the contents of the last cell, followed by |}. If you instead end with the contents of the last cell, followed by a stray 'new row' like this:
| - |
| } |
then the result is two tables, including one that contains only a chess pawn.
Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leukemia&diff=565207025&oldid=565205598
Not true in general. Try the following @ http://parsoid.wmflabs.org/_wikitext/
{|
| - |
| foo |
| - |
| } |
I'll look at the diff you provided and see what is going on.
I created a test page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ssastry/Bug_52535 by copying the contents from the Leukemia page.
I cannot reproduce the exact error.
However, try this:
So, I imagine what happened is that the editor saw the empty row in VE and tried to delete it. VE deleted it but for some reason left a quoted pawn in place as well -- that might be something going on in VE which might been since fixed or not. I am going to close this bug as invalid -- feel free to reopen it on the VE end based on what you discover.