Fix Vale issues, drop reading level

Take out some old version info. Address some other Vale issues, and
simplify some sentences to drop the reading level.

doc/user/project/merge_requests/drafts.md

@@ -7,22 +7,19 @@ type: reference, concepts
 
 # Draft merge requests **(FREE ALL)**
 
-If a merge request isn't ready to merge, potentially because of continued development
-or open threads, you can prevent it from being accepted before you
-[mark it as ready](#mark-merge-requests-as-ready). Flag it as a draft to disable
-the **Merge** button until you remove the **Draft** flag:
+If a merge request isn't ready to merge, you can block it from merging until you
+[mark it as ready](#mark-merge-requests-as-ready). Merge requests marked as **Draft**
+cannot merge until the **Draft** flag is removed, even if all other merge criteria are met:
 
-![Blocked Merge Button](img/merge_request_draft_blocked_v16_0.png)
+![merge is blocked](img/merge_request_draft_blocked_v16_0.png)
 
 ## Mark merge requests as drafts
 
-> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/32692) in GitLab 13.2, Work-In-Progress (WIP) merge requests were renamed to **Draft**.
-> - [Removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/228685) all support for using **WIP** in GitLab 14.8.
-> - **Mark as draft** and **Mark as ready** buttons [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/227421) in GitLab 13.5.
+> - [Removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/228685) all support for the term **WIP** in GitLab 14.8.
 > `/draft` quick action as a toggle [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/92654) in GitLab 15.4.
 > - [Changed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/108073) the draft status to use a checkbox in GitLab 15.8.
 
-There are several ways to flag a merge request as a draft:
+You can flag a merge request as a draft in several ways:
 
 - **Viewing a merge request**: In the upper-right corner of the merge request, select **Mark as draft**.
 - **Creating or editing a merge request**: Add `[Draft]`, `Draft:` or `(Draft)` to
@@ -33,12 +30,12 @@ There are several ways to flag a merge request as a draft:
   in a comment. To mark a merge request as ready, use `/ready`.
 - **Creating a commit**: Add `draft:`, `Draft:`, `fixup!`, or `Fixup!` to the
   beginning of a commit message targeting the merge request's source branch. This
-  is not a toggle, and adding this text again in a later commit doesn't mark the
+  method is not a toggle. Adding this text again in a later commit doesn't mark the
   merge request as ready.
 
 ## Mark merge requests as ready
 
-When a merge request is ready to be merged, you can remove the `Draft` flag in several ways:
+When a merge request is ready to merge, you can remove the `Draft` flag in several ways:
 
 - **Viewing a merge request**: In the upper-right corner of the merge request, select **Mark as ready**.
   Users with at least the Developer role
@@ -50,18 +47,18 @@ When a merge request is ready to be merged, you can remove the `Draft` flag in s
   [quick action](../quick_actions.md#issues-merge-requests-and-epics)
   in a comment in the merge request.
 
-In [GitLab 13.10 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15332),
-when you mark a merge request as ready, notifications are triggered to
-[merge request participants and watchers](../../profile/notifications.md#notifications-on-issues-merge-requests-and-epics).
+When you mark a merge request as ready,
+[merge request participants and watchers](../../profile/notifications.md#notifications-on-issues-merge-requests-and-epics)
+are notified.
 
 ## Include or exclude drafts when searching
 
-When viewing or searching in your project's merge requests list, you can include or exclude
+When you view or search in your project's merge requests list, to include or exclude
 draft merge requests:
 
 1. Go to your project and select **Code > Merge requests**.
-1. In the navigation bar, select **Open**, **Merged**, **Closed**, or **All** to
-   filter by merge request status.
+1. To filter by merge request status, select **Open**, **Merged**, **Closed**,
+   or **All** in the navigation bar.
 1. Select the search box to display a list of filters and select **Draft**, or
    enter the word `draft`.
 1. Select `=`.
@@ -72,9 +69,9 @@ draft merge requests:
 
 ## Pipelines for drafts
 
-Draft merge requests run the same pipelines as merge request that are marked as ready.
+Draft merge requests run the same pipelines as merge requests marked as ready.
 
-In GitLab 15.0 and older, you must [mark the merge request as ready](#mark-merge-requests-as-ready)
+In GitLab 15.0 and earlier, you must [mark the merge request as ready](#mark-merge-requests-as-ready)
 if you want to run [merged results pipelines](../../../ci/pipelines/merged_results_pipelines.md).
 
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