fix: better error message for multiple workflow controllers running #13760
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Motivation
Per various GitHub issues and personal experience, the "expected < 2 pods, got 2 - this is a bug" error message mostly happens these days when users accidentally have multiple workflow controllers running. This is usually caused by a bad install, e.g. installing a cluster-wide Argo Workflows alongside a namespace-scoped one, and having both controllers reconciling Workflows.
Modifications
Improve the error message to advise users to check for this.
Verification
I didn't verify this, since it's just a text change.