Update create-custom-protection-rules.md

[MikeGBurns]

Additional details and corrections on approving or rejecting a deployment request.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR updates documentation for custom protection rules in GitHub Actions deployments, specifically improving the instructions for approving or rejecting deployment requests. The changes provide additional technical details and correct formatting inconsistencies.

Key changes:

• Corrects API endpoint casing in the access token URL
• Enhances the deployment approval/rejection step with more comprehensive implementation details
• Improves clarity on required parameters and expected responses

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[Sharra-writes]

@MikeGBurns Thanks for opening a PR! I'll get this triaged for review.

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[Sharra-writes]

@MikeGBurns I've talked to the Actions team about this a few times, and after looking into it, they've decided they don't want to add this explanation. I wish I had a fuller explanation for you, but I didn't get one. I'm going to have to close this PR, I'm sorry.