remove C# 7 speclets. (#35668)

BillWagner · web-flow · commit 774add9317fc · 2023-06-07T14:13:45.000-05:00
* remove C# 7 speclets.

* remove additional file.

* add redirections to new standard sections

* build warnings.

* one more build warning.
diff --git a/.openpublishing.redirection.csharp.json b/.openpublishing.redirection.csharp.json
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diff --git a/docfx.json b/docfx.json
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diff --git a/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/arithmetic-operators.md b/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/arithmetic-operators.md
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ For more information, see the following sections of the [C# language specificati
 - [Remainder operator](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12104-remainder-operator)
 - [Addition operator](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12105-addition-operator)
 - [Subtraction operator](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12106-subtraction-operator)
-- [Compound assignment](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12213-compound-assignment)
+- [Compound assignment](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12214-compound-assignment)
 - [The checked and unchecked operators](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12819-the-checked-and-unchecked-operators)
 - [Numeric promotions](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#1247-numeric-promotions)
 
diff --git a/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/bitwise-and-shift-operators.md b/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/bitwise-and-shift-operators.md
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ For more information, see the following sections of the [C# language specificati
 - [Bitwise complement operator](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#1295-bitwise-complement-operator)
 - [Shift operators](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#1211-shift-operators)
 - [Logical operators](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#1213-logical-operators)
-- [Compound assignment](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12213-compound-assignment)
+- [Compound assignment](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12214-compound-assignment)
 - [Numeric promotions](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#1247-numeric-promotions)
 - [C# 11 - Relaxed shift requirements](~/_csharplang/proposals/csharp-11.0/relaxing_shift_operator_requirements.md)
 - [C# 11 - Logical right-shift operator](~/_csharplang/proposals/csharp-11.0/unsigned-right-shift-operator.md)
diff --git a/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/boolean-logical-operators.md b/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/boolean-logical-operators.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ For more information, see the following sections of the [C# language specificati
 - [Logical negation operator](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#1294-logical-negation-operator)
 - [Logical operators](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#1213-logical-operators)
 - [Conditional logical operators](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#1214-conditional-logical-operators)
-- [Compound assignment](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12213-compound-assignment)
+- [Compound assignment](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12214-compound-assignment)
 
 ## See also
 
diff --git a/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/nameof.md b/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/nameof.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ When the operand is a [verbatim identifier](../tokens/verbatim.md), the `@` char
 
 ## C# language specification
 
-For more information, see the [Nameof expressions](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12821-nameof-expressions) section of the [C# language specification](~/_csharpstandard/standard/README.md), and the [C# 11 - Extended `nameof` scope](~/_csharplang/proposals/csharp-11.0/extended-nameof-scope.md) feature specification.
+For more information, see the [Nameof expressions](~/_csharpstandard/standard/expressions.md#12822-nameof-expressions) section of the [C# language specification](~/_csharpstandard/standard/README.md), and the [C# 11 - Extended `nameof` scope](~/_csharplang/proposals/csharp-11.0/extended-nameof-scope.md) feature specification.
 
 ## See also
 
diff --git a/docs/csharp/toc.yml b/docs/csharp/toc.yml
@@ -1292,20 +1292,8 @@ items:
       href: ../../_csharpstandard/standard/documentation-comments.md
     - name: Bibliography
       href: ../../_csharpstandard/standard/bibliography.md
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-      - name: Stackalloc array initializers
-        href: ../../_csharplang/proposals/csharp-7.3/stackalloc-array-initializers.md
     - name: C# 8.0 features
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