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Move `%{merge_request_author}` to correct docs page

François Rosé (OOO, back 2024-10-29) requested to merge francoisrose/2024-10-01-move-mr-author-docs into master

What does this MR do and why?

Problem reported via slack:

it looks like the %{merge_request_author} template variable is not working. Am I missing something, or is this a bug? I searched for an existing bug report but could not find one.

What: This MR moves %{merge_request_author} to the correct docs page.

Why: This variable only applies to commit templates, not MR templates.

Source: list of allowed MR template variables: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/426f98a2a89ccdbd295f324218f0838d312184a1/lib/gitlab/merge_requests/message_generator.rb#L102-115

MR that introduced the feature: !152510 (merged)

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Edited by François Rosé (OOO, back 2024-10-29)

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