Docs: Combines thresholds docs into a single topic (#47985)

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* combines content into single topic

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* Update docs/sources/panels/configure-thresholds/_index.md

Co-authored-by: Torkel Ödegaard <torkel@grafana.com>

* incorporates feedback

* Update docs/sources/panels/configure-thresholds/_index.md

Co-authored-by: Torkel Ödegaard <torkel@grafana.com>

* Update docs/sources/panels/configure-thresholds/_index.md

Co-authored-by: Torkel Ödegaard <torkel@grafana.com>

* Update docs/sources/panels/configure-thresholds/_index.md

Co-authored-by: Torkel Ödegaard <torkel@grafana.com>

* incorporates final feedback

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Christopher Moyer
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- Compare like to like: split service dashboards when the magnitude differs. Make sure aggregated metrics don't drown out important information.
- Expressive charts with meaningful use of color and normalizing axes where you can.
- Example of meaningful color: Blue means it's good, red means it's bad. [Thresholds]({{< relref "../panels/specify-thresholds/about-thresholds.md" >}}) can help with that.
- Example of meaningful color: Blue means it's good, red means it's bad. [Thresholds]({{< relref "../panels/configure-thresholds" >}}) can help with that.
- Example of normalizing axes: When comparing CPU usage, measure by percentage rather than raw number, because machines can have a different number of cores. Normalizing CPU usage by the number of cores reduces cognitive load because the viewer can trust that at 100% all cores are being used, without having to know the number of CPUs.
- Directed browsing cuts down on "guessing."
- Template variables make it harder to “just browse” randomly or aimlessly.