* DOC adding :user: role to whats_new
* DOC correcting the improper username
* DOC adding exceptions for ImportError in sphinx_issues.py
* DOC added import for split_explicit_title
* DOC reverting to the old format for core devs
* DOC reverting changes for more users
* DOC removing extra lines and blank lines
* DOC Adding missing link target for user
* DOC fixing more links
* DOC adding missing links for new contributions
* DOC adding space before brackets in the user links
* DOC reverting a wrong change
* DOC adding final changes