docs: align PR title guidance with CI

[Vishal Kumar Singh (singhvishalkr)]

What

Closes #75951.

Updates the pull request handbook so the title guidance matches the Conventional Commit format enforced by CI.

How

Replaces the outdated emoji-based title table with the validated type(optional-scope): summary pattern, supported title types, and examples for connector, docs, CI, dependency, release, and breaking-change PRs.

Review guide

1. docs/community/contributing-to-airbyte/resources/pull-requests-handbook.md

User Impact

Contributors get title examples that pass the PR title validation workflow instead of following the older emoji format.

Can this PR be safely reverted and rolled back?

• YES
• NO

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