Create a guide to how the Github Project works

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... maybe just a small thing for now, and then we can flesh out after we live with it for a bit?

started some notes here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-JWM0cRv2r0aLovairda5AeBch0oAZQaEInPKLOE9w0/edit?usp=sharing

Make the guide be in the project "README"?:

Getting set up

First steps

1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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