Sorry about that, we are under some heavy load and didn't have time to do even the most basic speed optimisations (gzip etc). Its very high priority.
> The presentation of information is too "detail-heavy" (i) the list of questions includes 3 alternatives and even some lines about each. The typical user wants to scan the topics to find one of interest. (though I guess having a some context is good, since that's what SO does; but only to clarify the question, not the answer).
Totally agreed. I know how to fix this, will be done soon.
> (ii) in the actual answer, there's no summary of the results; no comparison of the alternatives; and no indication of what context each tool best suits ("job" for the tool); instead, each page is all about one alternative. I would guess that something like a grid might work better, with the tools listed vertically, and the attributes horizontally (with the "job"/context first). The user can then scroll down to examine each point in detail (or maybe drill-down, with expanding sections, for truly secondary/tertiary content, like comments/debates). Attributes could be voted on.
We have this page: http://slant.co/topics/what-s-the-best-jabber-gchat-client-f... that shows ALL the options and an overview of what they are suitable for. To further improve this we are working on a comparison matrix style feature that is approximately what you described here.
Would it be possible for you to email me? (stuart@slant.co) I'd love to be able to show you some 'in the works' features as they are being built for some feedback.