CONTRIBUTING: mention philosophy for new features

Occasionally, we get feature requests for features that are risky or
dangerous and are prone to misuse by less experienced users. Mention
that we try to avoid features that are easy to misuse or are likely to
allow users to lose data easily.
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Servers can simply host off cloud storage, or implement more efficient methods
of transferring data.
Since the focus for the project is on end users, we're generally hesitant about
introducing new features that make data loss easy or are prone to misuse.
However, we're not necessarily opposed to adding generally applicable
customizability or features for advanced users if they don't conflict with other
project goals.
## Project Management
The Git LFS project is managed completely through this open source project. The