P2P guide - alerts

- Added alert details back
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*Removed in Bitcoin Core 0.13.0* *Removed in Bitcoin Core 0.13.0. Retained in Dash Core (see [PR1326](https://github.com/dashpay/dash/pull/1326)).*
Earlier versions of Bitcoin Core allowed developers and trusted community members to issue [Bitcoin alerts](https://bitcoin.org/en/alerts) to notify users of critical network-wide issues. This messaging system [was retired](https://bitcoin.org/en/alert/2016-11-01-alert-retirement) in Bitcoin Core v0.13.0; however, internal alerts, partition detection warnings and the `-alertnotify` option features remain. In case of a bug or attack, the Dash Core developers can issue an alert via the
Dash network. Alerts will be displayed by the Dash Core UI. Users can also
check the error field of the `getinfo` RPC results to get currently active
alerts for their specific version of Dash Core or use the `-alertnotify` command
line parameter to specify a custom command to execute when an alert is received.
These messages are aggressively broadcast using the `alert` message, being sent
to each peer upon connect for the duration of the alert. These messages are
signed by a specific ECDSA private key that only a small number of developers
control.
**Resource:** More details about the structure of `alert` messages and a
complete list of message types can be found in the [P2P reference section][section P2P reference].
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