Simplify contributing

* Highlight the top mistakes directly in CONTRIBUTING.md
* Remove unecessary cruft from the PR template
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## Submitting changes
See the nixpkgs manual for details on how to [Submit changes to nixpkgs](http://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/manual/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual#chap-submitting-changes).
* Format the commits in the following way:
`(pkg-name | service-name): (from -> to | init at version | refactor | etc)`
Examples:
* nginx: init at 2.0.1
* firefox: 3.0 -> 3.1.1
* hydra service: add bazBaz option
* nginx service: refactor config generation
* Don't put dots at the end of package descriptions.
See the nixpkgs manual for more details on how to [Submit changes to nixpkgs](http://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/manual/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual#chap-submitting-changes).

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###### Things done:
###### Things done
- [ ] Tested using sandboxing (`nix-build --option build-use-chroot true` or [nix.useChroot](http://nixos.org/nixos/manual/options.html#opt-nix.useChroot) on NixOS)
- Built on platform(s)
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- [ ] Tested execution of all binary files (usually in `./result/bin/`)
- [ ] Fits [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
###### More
Fixes issue #<insert id>
cc @<maintainer>
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_Please note, that points are not mandatory, but rather desired._