+++ EMERGENCY NOT +++
When the HTML-Specification which is implemented in ->saveHTML() is implemented in ->save() you are not able to store XML-Tags which have no End-Tags in HTML (e. g. <link>- and <meta>-Tags).
Same in other words:
When the HTML-Specification which is implemented in ->saveHTML() is accidently implemented in ->save() the VALUE and END-TAG of nodes will be removed/deleted, when there is no VALUE and END-TAG allowed in HTML.
If this happens note this to your Hoster. It should be corrected immediately to perfom full benefit of XML, and perhaps your XML-database.
Let us just say about dealed fairly: "shit happens"