Add an indicator explaining why you are not eligible to approve an MR

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Problem to solve

It can be confusing at times trying to understand why you are not eligible to approve an MR. What I've encountered a few times and finally realize is that a project may be configured to disallow approval by an author or committer, which is generally a good thing. But especially when testing you may not realize, regardless of what rules are set, why you specifically are not eligible to approve.

State of an MR I am eligible to approve	State of an MR I am NOT eligible to approve

Intended users

User experience goal

Proposals

1. Add an indicator near the MR approval widget, such as a line of text in red stating: You are not eligible to approve this MR.
2. Add a dynamic element to learn more about why you aren't eligible, for example: You are not eligible to approve this MR as you contributed a commit to the MR.

Further details

Permissions and Security

Documentation

Availability & Testing

Available Tier

Feature Usage Metrics

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

What is the type of buyer?

Is this a cross-stage feature?

What is the competitive advantage or differentiation for this feature?

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