Merge branch '332246-no-more-enforcing-utf8-docs' into 'master'

docs: Update links not to use legacy utf8 query parameters

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!62823

doc/development/contributing/issue_workflow.md

@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ We automatically add the ~"Accepting merge requests" label to issues
 that match the [triage policy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/quality/triage-operations/#accepting-merge-requests).
 
 We recommend people that have never contributed to any open source project to
-look for issues labeled `~"Accepting merge requests"` with a [weight of 1](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues?state=opened&label_name[]=Accepting+merge+requests&assignee_id=None&sort=weight&weight=1) or the `~"Good for new contributors"` [label](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=good%20for%20new%20contributors&assignee_id=None) attached to it.
+look for issues labeled `~"Accepting merge requests"` with a [weight of 1](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues?state=opened&label_name[]=Accepting+merge+requests&assignee_id=None&sort=weight&weight=1) or the `~"Good for new contributors"` [label](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues?scope=all&state=opened&label_name[]=good%20for%20new%20contributors&assignee_id=None) attached to it.
 More experienced contributors are very welcome to tackle
 [any of them](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues?state=opened&label_name[]=Accepting+merge+requests&assignee_id=None).
 
 For more complex features that have a weight of 2 or more and clear scope, we recommend looking at issues
-with the [label `~"Community Challenge"`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=Accepting%20merge%20requests&label_name[]=Community%20challenge).
+with the [label `~"Community Challenge"`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues?scope=all&state=opened&label_name[]=Accepting%20merge%20requests&label_name[]=Community%20challenge).
 If your MR for the `~"Community Challenge"` issue gets merged, you will also have a chance to win a custom
 GitLab merchandise.
 

doc/development/documentation/styleguide/index.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ In addition to this page, the following resources can help you craft and contrib
 - [GitLab Handbook style guidelines](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/communication/#writing-style-guidelines)
 - [Microsoft Style Guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/welcome/)
 - [Google Developer Documentation Style Guide](https://developers.google.com/style)
-- [Recent updates to this guide](https://gitlab.com/dashboard/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=merged&label_name[]=tw-style&not[label_name][]=docs%3A%3Afix)
+- [Recent updates to this guide](https://gitlab.com/dashboard/merge_requests?scope=all&state=merged&label_name[]=tw-style&not[label_name][]=docs%3A%3Afix)
 
 ## Documentation is the single source of truth (SSOT)
 

doc/development/experiment_guide/index.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Experiments are run as an A/B/n test, and are behind a feature flag to turn the
 
 ## Experiment tracking issue
 
-Each experiment should have an [Experiment tracking](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=growth%20experiment&search=%22Experiment+tracking%22) issue to track the experiment from roll-out through to cleanup/removal. The tracking issue is similar to a feature flag rollout issue, and is also used to track the status of an experiment. Immediately after an experiment is deployed, the due date of the issue should be set (this depends on the experiment but can be up to a few weeks in the future).
+Each experiment should have an [Experiment tracking](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues?scope=all&state=opened&label_name[]=growth%20experiment&search=%22Experiment+tracking%22) issue to track the experiment from roll-out through to cleanup/removal. The tracking issue is similar to a feature flag rollout issue, and is also used to track the status of an experiment. Immediately after an experiment is deployed, the due date of the issue should be set (this depends on the experiment but can be up to a few weeks in the future).
 After the deadline, the issue needs to be resolved and either:
 
 - It was successful and the experiment becomes the new default.

doc/development/feature_flags/controls.md

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Guidelines:
 Before toggling any feature flag, check that there are no ongoing
 significant incidents on GitLab.com. You can do this by checking the
 `#production` and `#incident-management` Slack channels, or looking for
-[open incident issues](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=incident)
+[open incident issues](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/?scope=all&state=opened&label_name[]=incident)
 (although check the dates and times).
 
 We do not want to introduce changes during an incident, as it can make
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Any feature flag change that affects GitLab.com (production) via [ChatOps](https
 is automatically logged in an issue.
 
 The issue is created in the
-[gl-infra/feature-flag-log](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/feature-flag-log/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=closed)
+[gl-infra/feature-flag-log](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/feature-flag-log/-/issues?scope=all&state=closed)
 project, and it will at minimum log the Slack handle of person enabling
 a feature flag, the time, and the name of the flag being changed.
 

doc/development/i18n/merging_translations.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ newly added externalized strings to the community of translators.
 
 The [GitLab CrowdIn Bot](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-crowdin-bot) also creates merge requests
 to take newly approved translation submissions and merge them into the `locale/<language>/gitlab.po`
-files. Check the [merge requests created by `gitlab-crowdin-bot`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&author_username=gitlab-crowdin-bot)
+files. Check the [merge requests created by `gitlab-crowdin-bot`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=opened&author_username=gitlab-crowdin-bot)
 to see new and merged merge requests.
 
 ## Validation
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ We are discussing [automating this entire process](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org
 
 CrowdIn creates a new merge request as soon as the old one is closed
 or merged. But it does not recreate the `master-i18n` branch every
-time. To force CrowdIn to recreate the branch, close any [open merge requests](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&author_username=gitlab-crowdin-bot)
+time. To force CrowdIn to recreate the branch, close any [open merge requests](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=opened&author_username=gitlab-crowdin-bot)
 and delete the [`master-18n`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/branches/all?utf8=✓&search=master-i18n) branch.
 
 This might be needed when the merge request contains failures that

doc/development/maintenance_mode.md

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w
 ## Where is Maintenance Mode enforced?
 
 GitLab Maintenance Mode **only** blocks writes from HTTP and SSH requests at the application level in a few key places within the rails application.
-[Search the codebase for `maintenance_mode?`.](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search=maintenance_mode%3F&group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search_code=false&snippets=false&repository_ref=)
+[Search the codebase for `maintenance_mode?`.](https://gitlab.com/search?search=maintenance_mode%3F&group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search_code=false&snippets=false&repository_ref=)
 
-- [the read-only database method](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/2425e9de50c678413ceaad6ee3bf66f42b7e228c/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/database.rb#L13), which toggles special behavior when we are not allowed to write to the database. [Search the codebase for `Gitlab::Database.read_only?`.](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search=Gitlab%3A%3ADatabase.read_only%3F&group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search_code=false&snippets=false&repository_ref=)
+- [the read-only database method](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/2425e9de50c678413ceaad6ee3bf66f42b7e228c/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/database.rb#L13), which toggles special behavior when we are not allowed to write to the database. [Search the codebase for `Gitlab::Database.read_only?`.](https://gitlab.com/search?search=Gitlab%3A%3ADatabase.read_only%3F&group_id=9970&project_id=278964&scope=blobs&search_code=false&snippets=false&repository_ref=)
 - [the read-only middleware](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/middleware/read_only/controller.rb), where HTTP requests that cause database writes are blocked, unless explicitly allowed.
 - [Git push access via SSH is denied](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/2425e9de50c678413ceaad6ee3bf66f42b7e228c/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/git_access.rb#L13) by returning 401 when `gitlab-shell` POSTs to [`/internal/allowed`](internal_api.md) to [check if access is allowed](internal_api.md#git-authentication).
 - [Container registry authentication service](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/2425e9de50c678413ceaad6ee3bf66f42b7e228c/ee/app/services/ee/auth/container_registry_authentication_service.rb#L12), where updates to the container registry are blocked.

doc/development/stage_group_dashboards.md

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ stageGroupDashboards.dashboard('source_code')
     mode='markdown',
     content=|||
       Useful link for the Source Code Management group dashboard:
-      - [Issue list](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=repository)
+      - [Issue list](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues?scope=all&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=repository)
       - [Epic list](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics?label_name[]=repository)
     |||,
   ),

doc/user/gitlab_com/index.md

@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ for `shared_buffers` is quite high and as such we are looking into adjusting it.
 More information on this particular change can be found at
 <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/infrastructure/-/issues/1555>. An up to date list
 of proposed changes can be found at
-<https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/infrastructure/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=database&label_name[]=change>.
+<https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/infrastructure/-/issues?scope=all&state=opened&label_name[]=database&label_name[]=change>.
 
 ## Puma