Make confirm-first rule explicit in MESHTASTIC.md

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 ## Response protocol

- When doing any action triggered by a chat message: **first respond/confirm on the channel, then start the actual work** — so the user gets the fastest possible response.
+- **ALWAYS respond to a received mesh message on the Meshtastic BEFORE starting any work it triggers** — acknowledge first, then work. This is mandatory for every action triggered by a chat message; the confirmation goes out before you start (so the user gets the fastest possible response).
 - Replies to messages from a specific node go back **as a direct message to that sender's node number** (`to` = the sender's node num), so they surface in the direct conversation thread ("flagged as reply") instead of as new channel posts. Broadcasts (no `to`) are reserved for general announcements such as the hourly weather report.

 ## Channels & sending