Alerting docs: update Configure notifications (#97862)

* Update `Configure notifications` * wip notification policies * Finish Create Notification Policy * Minor update to Contact point intro * Fix `How label matching works` links and remove links from contact point intro * Silences and Mute timings * Reorder + MuteTimings + Silences * Complete Create silence * fix mispell * Update docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/_index.md Co-authored-by: brendamuir <100768211+brendamuir@users.noreply.github.com> * Update docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/_index.md Co-authored-by: brendamuir <100768211+brendamuir@users.noreply.github.com> * Update docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/_index.md Co-authored-by: brendamuir <100768211+brendamuir@users.noreply.github.com> * Update docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/_index.md Co-authored-by: brendamuir <100768211+brendamuir@users.noreply.github.com> * fix prettier error --------- Co-authored-by: brendamuir <100768211+brendamuir@users.noreply.github.com>
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 {{< collapse title="How label matching works" >}}

-Use [labels](ref:alert-labels) and label matchers to link alert rules to [notification policies](ref:notification-policies) and [silences](ref:silences). This allows for a flexible way to manage your alert instances, specify which policy should handle them, and which alerts to silence.
+Use [labels](ref:shared-alert-labels) and label matchers to link alert rules to [notification policies](ref:shared-notification-policies) and [silences](ref:shared-silences). This allows for a flexible way to manage your alert instances, specify which policy should handle them, and which alerts to silence.

 A label matchers consists of 3 distinct parts, the **label**, the **value** and the **operator**.

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+---
+labels:
+  products:
+    - oss
+title: 'Mute timings vs silences'
+---
+
+## Mute timings vs silences
+
+[Mute timings](ref:shared-mute-timings) and [silences](ref:shared-silences) are distinct methods to suppress notifications. They do not prevent alert rules from being evaluated or stop alert instances from appearing in the user interface; they only prevent notifications from being created.
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+The following table highlights the key differences between mute timings and silences.
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+|            | Mute timing                                                 | Silence                                                          |
+| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Setup**  | Created and then added to notification policies             | Matches alerts using labels to determine whether to silence them |
+| **Period** | Uses time interval definitions that can repeat periodically | Has a fixed start and end time                                   |