A few updates to our Contributing.md and Pull Request template

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* [ ] My contribution is **not** related to translations. _Please submit translation changes via our [Signal Desktop Transifex project](https://www.transifex.com/signalapp/signal-desktop/)._
* [ ] My commits are in nice logical chunks with [good commit messages](http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/)
* [ ] My changes are [rebased](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/git-rebase-and-the-golden-rule-explained-70715eccc372) on the latest [`development`](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/tree/development) branch
* [ ] My changes pass 100% of [local tests](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#tests)
* [ ] A `yarn ready` run passes successfully ([more about tests here](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#tests))
* [ ] My changes are ready to be shipped to users
### Description

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for it or creating a new one yourself. You can use also that issue as a place to signal
your intentions and get feedback from the users most likely to appreciate your changes.
You're most likely to have your pull request accepted easily if it addresses bugs already
in the [Next Steps project](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/projects/1),
especially if they are near the top of the Backlog column. Those are what we'll be looking
at next, so it would be great if you helped us out!
Once you've spent a little bit of time planning your solution, it's a good idea to go
back to the issue and talk about your approach. We'd be happy to provide feedback. [An
ounce of prevention, as they say!](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/247269-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure)
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By default the application will connect to the **staging** servers, which means that you
**will not** be able to link it with your primary mobile device.
Fear not! You don't have to link the app with your phone. During setup in development
mode, you'll be presented with a 'Standalone' button which goes through the registration
process like you would on a phone. But you won't be linked to any other devices.
Fear not! You don't have to link the app with your phone. On the QR code screen, you can
select 'Set Up as Standalone Device' from the File menu, which goes through the
registration process like you would on a phone.
Note: you won't be linked to a primary phone, which will make testing certain things very
difficult (contacts, profiles, and groups are all solely managed on your phone).
## The staging environment
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So you wanna make a pull request? Please observe the following guidelines.
* First, make sure that your `yarn ready` run passes - it's very similar to what our
Continuous Integration servers do to test the app.
* Please do not submit pull requests for translation fixes. Anyone can update
the translations in
[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/signal-desktop).