docs: Clarify that linkifiers are Python 3 regular expressions.

Also tone down the "contact support" text; we've fixed most of the
issues that led to folks needing to do that.
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@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ Generic GitHub `org/repo#ID` format:
* Original text: `zulip/zulip#2468`
* Automatically links to: `https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues/2468`
Linkifiers can be very useful, but also complicated to set up. If you have
any trouble setting these up, please [contact us](/help/contact-support) with
a few examples of "Original text" and "Automatically links to" and we'll be
happy to help you out.
Linkifiers are implemented as a limited subset of Python 3 regular
expressions, with validation designed to prevent common mistakes,
avoid accidentally expensive linkifiers, and allow translation into
equivalent JavaScript regular expressions for local echo.
If you have any trouble setting these up, please [contact
us](/help/contact-support) with details on what you're trying to do,
and we'll be happy to help you out.