Remove please from docs

Removes several instances of please from the docs.

doc/administration/auth/ldap/ldap-troubleshooting.md

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w
 
 #### Connection refused
 
-If you are getting `Connection Refused` errors when trying to connect to the
-LDAP server please double-check the LDAP `port` and `encryption` settings used by
-GitLab. Common combinations are `encryption: 'plain'` and `port: 389`, OR
-`encryption: 'simple_tls'` and `port: 636`.
+If you're getting `Connection Refused` error messages when attempting to
+connect to the LDAP server, review the LDAP `port` and `encryption` settings
+used by GitLab. Common combinations are `encryption: 'plain'` and `port: 389`,
+or `encryption: 'simple_tls'` and `port: 636`.
 
 #### Connection times out
 
@@ -649,8 +649,7 @@ ldapsearch -D "cn=admin,dc=ldap-testing,dc=example,dc=com" \
 Note that the `bind_dn`, `password`, `port`, `host`, and `base` are all
 identical to what's configured in the `gitlab.rb`.
 
-Please see [the official
-`ldapsearch` documentation](https://linux.die.net/man/1/ldapsearch) for more.
+For more information, see the [official `ldapsearch` documentation](https://linux.die.net/man/1/ldapsearch).
 
 ### Using **AdFind** (Windows)
 
@@ -675,15 +674,15 @@ adfind -h ad.example.org:636 -ssl -u "CN=GitLabSRV,CN=Users,DC=GitLab,DC=org" -u
 ### Rails console
 
 CAUTION: **Caution:**
-Please note that it is very easy to create, read, modify, and destroy data on the
-rails console, so please be sure to run commands exactly as listed.
+It is very easy to create, read, modify, and destroy data with the rails
+console. Be sure to run commands exactly as listed.
 
 The rails console is a valuable tool to help debug LDAP problems. It allows you to
 directly interact with the application by running commands and seeing how GitLab
 responds to them.
 
-Please refer to [this guide](../../operations/rails_console.md#starting-a-rails-console-session)
-for instructions on how to use the rails console.
+For instructions about how to use the rails console, refer to this
+[guide](../../operations/rails_console.md#starting-a-rails-console-session).
 
 #### Enable debug output
 

doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/index.md

@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ Note the following when promoting a secondary:
 
 1. Promote the **secondary** node to the **primary** node.
    DANGER: **Warning:**
-   In GitLab 13.2 and 13.3, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the secondary is paused fails. Do not pause replication before promoting a secondary. If the node is paused, please resume before promoting. This issue has been fixed in GitLab 13.4 or later.
+   In GitLab 13.2 and 13.3, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the
+   secondary is paused fails. Do not pause replication before promoting a
+   secondary. If the node is paused, be sure to resume before promoting. This
+   issue has been fixed in GitLab 13.4 and later.
 
    CAUTION: **Caution:**
    If the secondary node [has been paused](../../geo/index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication), this performs
@@ -171,7 +174,10 @@ perform changes on a **secondary** with only a single machine. Instead, you must
 do this manually.
 
 DANGER: **Warning:**
-In GitLab 13.2 and 13.3, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the secondary is paused fails. Do not pause replication before promoting a secondary. If the node is paused, please resume before promoting. This issue has been fixed in GitLab 13.4 or later.
+In GitLab 13.2 and 13.3, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the
+secondary is paused fails. Do not pause replication before promoting a
+secondary. If the node is paused, be sure to resume before promoting. This
+issue has been fixed in GitLab 13.4 and later.
 
 CAUTION: **Caution:**
    If the secondary node [has been paused](../../geo/index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication), this performs

doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/runbooks/planned_failover_multi_node.md

@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ perform changes on a **secondary** with only a single machine. Instead, you must
 do this manually.
 
 DANGER: **Warning:**
-In GitLab 13.2 and 13.3, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the secondary is paused fails. Do not pause replication before promoting a secondary. If the node is paused, please resume before promoting. This issue has been fixed in GitLab 13.4 or later.
+In GitLab 13.2 and 13.3, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the
+secondary is paused fails. Do not pause replication before promoting a
+secondary. If the node is paused, be sure to resume before promoting. This
+issue has been fixed in GitLab 13.4 and later.
 
 CAUTION: **Caution:**
    If the secondary node [has been paused](../../../geo/index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication), this performs

doc/administration/geo/index.md

@@ -197,7 +197,10 @@ For information on how to update your Geo nodes to the latest GitLab version, se
 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/35913) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 13.2.
 
 DANGER: **Warning:**
-In GitLab 13.2 and 13.3, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the secondary is paused fails. Do not pause replication before promoting a secondary. If the node is paused, please resume before promoting. This issue has been fixed in GitLab 13.4 or later.
+In GitLab 13.2 and 13.3, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the
+secondary is paused fails. Do not pause replication before promoting a
+secondary. If the node is paused, be sure to resume before promoting. This
+issue has been fixed in GitLab 13.4 and later.
 
 CAUTION: **Caution:**
 Pausing and resuming of replication is currently only supported for Geo installations using an

doc/administration/geo/replication/datatypes.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ replicating data from those features will cause the data to be **lost**.
 If you wish to use those features on a **secondary** node, or to execute a failover
 successfully, you must replicate their data using some other means.
 
-| Feature                                                                                                        | Replicated (added in GitLab version)                                               | Verified (added in GitLab version)                        | Object Storage replication (please see [Geo with Object Storage](object_storage.md)) | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| Feature                                                                                                        | Replicated (added in GitLab version)                                               | Verified (added in GitLab version)                        | Object Storage replication (see [Geo with Object Storage](object_storage.md)) | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 |:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | [Application data in PostgreSQL](../../postgresql/index.md)                                                    | **Yes** (10.2)                                                                     | **Yes** (10.2)                                            | No                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | [Project repository](../../..//user/project/repository/)                                                       | **Yes** (10.2)                                                                     | **Yes** (10.7)                                            | No                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

doc/administration/geo/replication/location_aware_git_url.md

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ In any case, you require:
 - A working GitLab **secondary** node.
 - A Route53 Hosted Zone managing your domain.
 
-If you have not yet setup a Geo **primary** node and **secondary** node, please consult
-[the Geo setup instructions](../index.md#setup-instructions).
+If you haven't yet set up a Geo _primary_ node and _secondary_ node, see the
+[Geo setup instructions](../index.md#setup-instructions).
 
 ## Create a traffic policy
 

doc/administration/geo/replication/object_storage.md

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ If you are using Google Cloud Storage, consider using
 Or you can use the [Storage Transfer Service](https://cloud.google.com/storage-transfer/docs/),
 although this only supports daily synchronization.
 
-For manual synchronization, or scheduled by `cron`, please have a look at:
+For manual synchronization, or scheduled by `cron`, see:
 
 - [`s3cmd sync`](https://s3tools.org/s3cmd-sync)
 - [`gsutil rsync`](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil/commands/rsync)

doc/administration/geo/replication/troubleshooting.md

@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@ GitLab cannot find or doesn't have permission to access the `database_geo.yml` c
 In an Omnibus GitLab installation, the file should be in `/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/etc`.
 If it doesn't exist or inadvertent changes have been made to it, run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` to restore it to its correct state.
 
-If this path is mounted on a remote volume, please check your volume configuration and that it has correct permissions.
+If this path is mounted on a remote volume, ensure your volume configuration
+has the correct permissions.
 
 ### An existing tracking database cannot be reused
 

doc/administration/geo/replication/updating_the_geo_nodes.md

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ type: howto
 # Updating the Geo nodes **(PREMIUM ONLY)**
 
 CAUTION: **Warning:**
-Please ensure you read these sections carefully before updating your Geo nodes! Not following version-specific update steps may result in unexpected downtime. Please [contact support](https://about.gitlab.com/support/#contact-support) if you have any specific questions.
+Read these sections carefully before updating your Geo nodes. Not following
+version-specific update steps may result in unexpected downtime. If you have
+any specific questions, [contact Support](https://about.gitlab.com/support/#contact-support).
 
 Updating Geo nodes involves performing:
 
@@ -47,4 +49,4 @@ everything is working correctly:
 1. Test the data replication by pushing code to the **primary** node and see if it
    is received by **secondary** nodes.
 
-If you encounter any issues, please consult the [Geo troubleshooting guide](troubleshooting.md).
+If you encounter any issues, see the [Geo troubleshooting guide](troubleshooting.md).

doc/administration/nfs.md

@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ gitlab_rails['shared_path'] = '/gitlab-nfs/gitlab-data/shared'
 gitlab_ci['builds_directory'] = '/gitlab-nfs/gitlab-data/builds'
 ```
 
-Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` to start using the central location. Please
-be aware that if you had existing data you will need to manually copy/rsync it
-to these new locations and then restart GitLab.
+Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` to start using the central location. Be aware
+that if you had existing data, you'll need to manually copy or rsync it to
+these new locations, and then restart GitLab.
 
 ### Bind mounts
 
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ Additionally, this configuration is specifically warned against in the
 >system semantics, this can cause reliability problems. Specifically, delayed (asynchronous) writes
 >to the NFS server can cause data corruption problems.
 
-For supported database architecture, please see our documentation on
-[Configuring a Database for GitLab HA](postgresql/replication_and_failover.md).
+For supported database architecture, see our documentation about
+[configuring a database for replication and failover](postgresql/replication_and_failover.md).
 
 <!-- ## Troubleshooting
 

doc/administration/reply_by_email.md

@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ If it finds a reply key, it will be able to leave your reply as a comment on
 the entity the notification was about (issue, merge request, commit...).
 
 For more details about the `Message-ID`, `In-Reply-To`, and `References headers`,
-please consult [RFC 5322](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322#section-3.6.4).
+see [RFC 5322](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322#section-3.6.4).