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CONTRIBUTING.rst: add note about idling on IRC

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Make sure it's clear that IRC is not an instant-response medium.

Signed-off-by: Marti Bolivar <marti@opensourcefoundries.com>
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@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ finding, or that have similar ideas for changes or additions. Send a message
to the `Zephyr-devel mailing list`_ to introduce and discuss your idea with
the development community.
Please note that it's common practice on IRC to be away from the
channel, but still have a client logged in to receive traffic. If you
ask a question to a particular person and they don't answer, **try
to stay signed in to the channel** if you can, so they have time to
respond to you. This is especially important given the many different
timezones Zephyr developers live in. If you don't get a timely
response on IRC, try sending a message to the mailing list instead.
It's always a good practice to search for existing or related issues before
submitting your own. When you submit an issue (bug or feature request), the
triage team will review and comment on the submission, typically within a few