I think that this will be a bad idea for everyone.
Every single build has problems regardless of whether it was built by a professional shop or in your own garage. Everyone has parts that they will never use again... but there are probably plenty of people that will only use that same part because it has worked for them. I have a strong feeling that this will turn into a running list of everyone's minor problems and complaints, eventually dragging all vendors names in the dirt. Every vendor has an angry customer or two that can stem from delays, fitment issues, misunderstandings, quality issues, etc... The bad review will always travel hundreds of times farther than the good review.
From a consumer side, education is everything. Learn who you are dealing with, get references, talk to people in the industry and get their opinion. As great as it sounds, there can not be a magic place that you look and it gives all of the answers.
On the other hand, we have gotten screwed over pretty badly in the past, even by sponsors on this site costing us significant amounts of money, and losing customers as a result. After talking to other people in the industry, they have had similar situations and results. In that case, a heads up definitely would have been appreciated. If it is something major, or repeated on multiple occasions maybe post something in the Open Discussion section to let people know what's up.
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