add CONTRIBUTING.md content

[ashleygwilliams]

this is a draft for CONTRIBUTING.md. this will be a ToC from which we link to all the things, e.g. issue structure, admissions, etc.

cc: @nebrius @sup @Trott @Charlotteis

[ashleygwilliams]

note #71 #85 are some of the docs this will link to

[varjmes]

May I recommend an emoji ✨ :sparkles:

[ghost]

yes pls

[ashleygwilliams]

🏾 👋testing this

[ashleygwilliams]

boo, there aren't different skin tone emojis on github

[varjmes]

Just to check my understanding:

I think the idea is to get people started with the WG as quickly as possible. This WG is going to have more and more docs and policies and issues. People tend to skip to the important parts of the CONTRIBUTING to get to their goal as quickly as possible, so it's a good idea to make this as quick as possible by doing the leg work for them. In terms of just making the reading process more accessible, breaking something like this up into small parts makes a guide less overwhelming and thus more likely to be read.

yeah?

[ashleygwilliams]

yeah that's my goal @Charlotteis -- do you think the current structure works? i don't plan on adding much more except links.

[varjmes]

This is really clear and now that the appropriate emojis have been added, I'd be happy to see this merged :)

[ghost]

LGTM! (so far at least)

[beaugunderson]

need an extra newline after the title (or make them ### headings); the GitHub markdown renderer puts the text that follows on the same line

[beaugunderson]

some minor formatting/link stuff; otherwise pretty solid :)

[nebrius]

grammar nit: wish to file an issue I think?

[ashleygwilliams]

lol that's not grammar its an entire missing word hahahah

[ghost]

LGTM, merging!