New CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 # Contributing
 
-### General
+###### Last revised: September 29th, 2020
 
-1. **[Open an Issue](https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle/issues/new/choose) before opening a Pull Request**. We can use Issue's for discussion on adding/removing/modifying alternatives.
-2. **English only** for Issues & Pull Requests.
-3. As of May 25 2020, the `README.md` file is automatically generated. Please edit anything in `yaml/` or `md/`.
-4. If you submitted a change that made it into the guide but don't have your Reddit or GitHub username in the [CONTRIBUTORS.md](https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md) list, open an Issue or Pull Request so we can fix it, or update your existing Issue with the request. Alternatively, if your username is on the list and you do *not* want it there, feel free to request this as well.
+## General
 
-### New alternatives
+1. **English only** for issues & pull requests.
+2. As of May 25 2020, the `README.md` file is **automatically generated**. Instead, edit anything in `yaml/` or `md/`.
+3. Limit yourself to **one** alternative per Issue. A pull request can have multiple alternatives as long as there is an Issue for each.
+4. Personal opinions will **not** be considered when adding or removing an alternative. Instead, provide links to articles with details.
+5. If you submitted a change that made it into the guide but don't have your Reddit or GitHub username in the [CONTRIBUTORS.md](https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md) list, open an issue or pull request so we can fix it, or update your existing issue with the request. Alternatively, if your username is on the list and you do *not* want it there, feel free to request this as well.
 
-1. **Use the Issue template.**
-2. **Fill out as much info as you can**. This makes it easier for maintainers to quickly approve changes.
-2. Limit yourself to **one** alternative per Issue.
-7. Check to see if the alternative you want added already exists in the guide.
+## Issue & pull request templates
 
-### Removing alternatives
+1. Using the templates is **required**. Blank issues or pull requests are not allowed. Circumventing this by removing the text from a template will result in your Issue being closed without question.
+2. Not every field is required but fill out as much info as you can. This makes it easier for maintainers to quickly approve changes.
 
-1. **No personal opinions** on why a service should be removed. Links to articles with details is much more helpful.
-2. Limit yourself to **one** alternative per Issue.
+## Pull requests
+
+1. All pull requests **must** have an issue linked for discussion. Pull requests can become cluttered very quickly and are not a good place for discussion.