Specify the user-facing API for metric instruments (#299)

* Edits, expansion * Minor fix for AloisReitbauer's feedback on PR250 * Describe metrics event context; make use of global Meter recommended for allocating static metrics * Feedback part 1 * Feedback part 2 * Feedback part 3 * Feedback part 4 * Revert api-metrics.md fix * Comment on convenience overload to bypass LabelSet * Change signed/non-negative to absolute * Remove observer instrument from this spec for v0.2 * Remove Delete for 0.2
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 # Metric SDK-facing API
 
-This document is a placeholder pending active discussion.  It will
-eventually contain portions that were removed from
-https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/3d2b8ecf410f62172a22a9fbff88304724d4cc78/specification/api-metrics.md
-after further discussion.
+This document will be updated as part of the v0.2 milestone with a
+detailed list of `Meter` API methods.  These methods will match the
+user-facing API specified [here](api-metrics-user.md).