Update CONTRIBUTING.md

- commit messages = why
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@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ We have a handful of simple standards for commit messages which help us to gener
- **1st line:** Max 80 character summary written in past tense
- **2nd line:** [Always blank]
- **3rd line:** `refs/closes #000` or `no issue`
- **4th line:** Whatever you want. Any extra details can be included from here
- **4th line:** Why this change was made - the code includes the what, the commit message should describe the context of why - why this, why now, why not something else?
If your change is **user-facing** please prepend the first line of your commit with **an emoji key**.
We are following [gitmoji](https://gitmoji.carloscuesta.me/).