Adding GitHub link exception for regenerated API docs

Author: skrthomas

contributing_to_docs/doc_guidelines.adoc

@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ link:http://othersite.com/otherpath[friendly reference text]
 
 IMPORTANT: You must use `link:` before the start of the URL.
 
-IMPORTANT: You cannot link to a repository that is hosted on www.github.com.
+IMPORTANT: You cannot link to a repository that is hosted on www.github.com. An exception to this rule is when autogenerated API reference content contains a link to www.github.com.
 
 TIP: If you want to build a link from a URL _without_ changing the text from the actual URL, just print the URL without adding a `[friendly text]` block at the end; it will automatically be rendered as a link.