CONTRIBUTING.md: minor readability fixes

General fixes throughout documentation. Made sentence in bug reports section easier to understand.
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@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public channels, to allow us adequate time to release the fix.
Before reporting a bug, have a look at [open bugs][existing-bugs-link]. Maybe Before reporting a bug, have a look at [open bugs][existing-bugs-link]. Maybe
someone has already reported your error. someone has already reported your error.
Once you have verified that they haven't, opening an issue is as easy as Once you have verified that the bug you have found hasn't been reported, opening an issue is as easy as
clicking on [this link][bug-report-link] and filling out the fields. clicking on [this link][bug-report-link] and filling out the fields.
[existing-bugs-link]: https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues?q=state:open+type:issue+label:"Type:+bug" [existing-bugs-link]: https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues?q=state:open+type:issue+label:"Type:+bug"
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make print-versions make print-versions
``` ```
In summary, try to include as much information as possible, to help maintainers In summary, try to include as much information as possible to help maintainers
or other developers to fix the bug quickly. or other developers fix the bug quickly.
## Pull Requests ## Pull Requests
[pull-requests]: #pull-requests [pull-requests]: #pull-requests
@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ into the source repository.
Old and stalled [PRs are sometimes archived][archived-pull-requests] with the Old and stalled [PRs are sometimes archived][archived-pull-requests] with the
"State: archived" label, maybe one of them is also about the same topic. "State: archived" label, maybe one of them is also about the same topic.
* Each Pull Request form uses a template with 3 sections that are here to help * Each Pull Request form uses a template with 3 sections that are there to help
maintainers understand your contribution and help them testing it: maintainers understand your contribution and help them in testing it:
#### Contribution description #### Contribution description
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* Maintainers try their best to review every PR as fast as possible, but they * Maintainers try their best to review every PR as fast as possible, but they
are also only human and it can happen that they miss a few PRs or might be are also only human and it can happen that they miss a few PRs or might be
preoccupied with other PRs. If it happens that your PR receive no review for preoccupied with other PRs. If it happens that your PR receives no review for
a long time, don't hesitate to gently solicit a review by commenting or a long time, don't hesitate to gently solicit a review by commenting or
by explicitly mentioning a maintainer that you know is knowledgeable in the by explicitly mentioning a maintainer that you know is knowledgeable in the
area of the PR. You can also advertise the PR on devel@riot-os.org mailing area of the PR. You can also advertise the PR on devel@riot-os.org mailing