Miranda Limonczenko 3e6b40b238 chore(docs): revise CONTRIBUTING for common pitfalls with Information types (#50357)
## Problem

Our CONTRIBUTING and WORD_LIST is doing a pretty good job at improving
contributor documentation, but I consistently see some issues:
- **Uses "This guide":** "This guide..." is no longer recommended based
on discussions with Nik. Instead, recommendation is to omit those words
while still including a value statement. I still do not recommend
including a definition of the title term as an opening sentence.
- **Mixed information types:** I still often see mixed information types
or wordy, chunky paragraphs. Without a definition in place, my agent
mistakenly thought there was just "Procedure, Context, and Reference."

## Solution

- **A new Information types section** that clearly outlines definitions
and usage with cross-references so that this guidance is not easily
missed.
- **Removed "This guide"** recommendation in favor of a value statement.

Additionally added a clear rule about how to spell numbers consistently
and gave more guidance about how to structure a large topic.

## Manual testing

1. Open
[apps/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/docs/value-statements-and-counts/apps/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md)
on this branch. The Information types section renders its table, the
Recommendations list, and both fenced examples.
2. Click the two `Information types` links, one in General principles
and one under Guides. Both jump to the section.
3. Open
[apps/docs/WORD_LIST.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/docs/value-statements-and-counts/apps/docs/WORD_LIST.md).
The `numbers` entry sits under N, ahead of `numbers in product
versions`.
4. Run `npx prettier --check apps/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
apps/docs/WORD_LIST.md` from the repo root. It reports no formatting
changes.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

- **Documentation**
- Expanded the contribution guide with Information Mapping guidance for
procedures, processes, principles, concepts, structures, and facts.
- Clarified paragraph and section grouping, page-level classification,
recommended ordering, navigation, transitions, outcomes, and connective
prose.
- Added guidance to use value-focused introductions and bold
“Recommended” and “Not recommended” labels.
- Added number-formatting guidance, including numeral usage, ranges,
fractions, and when to omit step or item counts.
  - Updated related entries in the documentation word list.
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