chore(workflows): improve greetings workflow security and messaging

[Copilot]

Description

Applied review feedback to the greetings workflow:

• Pinned action to commit SHA: Changed actions/first-interaction@v1 to actions/first-interaction@3c71ce730280171fd1cfb57c00c774f8998586f7 # v1 following security best practices used in other workflows (e.g., ci.yml)
• Replaced placeholder messages: Updated generic placeholders with welcoming messages that:
  • Link to CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Provide context-appropriate guidance for first-time issue creators and PR authors
  • Use friendly formatting with emoji

Motivation and Context

The workflow was using unpinned action versions (security risk) and placeholder messages that provided no value to new contributors. This aligns the workflow with repository security standards and improves the contributor experience.

How Has This Been Tested?

• YAML syntax validated
• Action SHA verified against actions/first-interaction v1 tag

Types of changes

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• Chore (change that has absolutely no effect on users)

Checklist:

• My code follows the code style of this project.
• My change requires a change to the documentation.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
• I have added tests to cover my changes.
• All new and existing tests passed.

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• https://api.github.com/repos/actions/first-interaction/git/refs/tags/v1
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