I often see this:
Q: Chat server with feature X? <- valid question
A: I like MyChatX3, a chat server with feature X <- valid answer
Also, look at http://random/list-of-chat-apps <- worthless?
The first part of the answer is OK, but I feel that the last sentence is useless.
Linking to a web page listing tools that might be on-topic sounds counter-productive:
- Newcomers are lead to believe that posting a link is a valid answer.
- It reduces the meaningfulness of the votes on this post: Did people upvote MyChatX3, or one of the tools in the list?
What to do (or not) in such cases?