Has there ever been (or is there currently) a wiki-like or forum-based hardware catalogue where users can share their experiences with various hardware and various distros?

The standard way to go right now is google "[my model info], [distro], [description of problem]" and then you get results:

"[somewhat similar problem], [different distro], [older model], [unsolved]"

"[same problem], [same distro forum], [different model], [solved - not applicable]"

"[exact same problem], [windows customer service forum], [your exact model], [windows: contact your mfgr]"

"[similar problem], [upstream distro], [almost your model] [solution implemented by maintainers, your problem not resolved]"

It would be nice for have a wiki where people can catalogue how their installation experience went, what problems they faced, how they overcame it, and maybe a flag "you may contact me for help!"

there could also be issue reports which people could browse and propose solutions, but that might be a bit too similar to posting on a forum - and that's not really the point I don't think.

In an even more perfect world distros could include a link at the end of the installation process "We've had less than [qtyReviews] installations with [your model], if installation required any extra steps please fill out this short questionnaire to help future users"

If something like this exists, I'd like to hear about it, and if not, I'd appreciate your thoughts on how this could work.