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Clarify that the Rails console is an example of an unacceptably complex workaround by adding an example for severity::2

Why is this change being made?

This change is a part of the efforts in gitlab-com/support/support-team-meta#5936 (closed) to Reduce the reliance on required running of gitlab-rails console.

In the Severity section, we note that severity2 is for a "Broken feature with an unacceptably complex workaround".

This change clarifies that a workaround that requires the usage of gitlab-rails console is an example of an unacceptably complex workaround.

Increasingly, we hear from customers that needing to use the GitLab Rails Console to fix a problem is not acceptable. GitLab Dedicated customers do not have the option to implement workarounds that requires the usage of the GitLab Rails Console.

By clarifying that the usage of the Rails console constitutes an unacceptably complex workaround, this MR should help to ensure that the severity of issues matches the impact experienced by customers. This should help us to understand customer needs more clearly and prioritize to achieve results appropriately.

See gitlab-com/support/support-team-meta#5615 and gitlab-com/support/support-team-meta#5936 (closed) for notes and more conversation from the Gitlab Support team on why this is important.

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Edited by Brie Carranza

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