docs(NODE-3751): clarify contributing guidelines #3029
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Description
Clarified and cleaned the contributing guidelines.
What is changing?
CONTRIBUTING.md
Is there new documentation needed for these changes?
No
What is the motivation for this change?
Clarify what confused me as I joined the project so that others don't get stuck in the same ways
Double check the following
npm run check:lint
script<type>(NODE-xxxx)<!>: <description>
Changes are covered by tests