Snickerdoodle

* Removed merge.yml Actions (it was creating a `cookiecutter` error and is not
used by the package)
* Added Python 3.12 to pyproject.toml

* Fixed intermittent bug with mkdocs finding the created module

* Added more `ruff` rules and exclusions
* Fixed broken type annotation bug in `post_gen_project`

* Streamlined GitHub Actions in the template and created repository
* Updated documentation to incorporate changes to Actions
* Changed extensions in `mkdocs.yml` to better reflect anticipated usage
* Added definition lists and admonitions to the template documentation to better
convey usage instructions
* Changed "Stability" badge to pull status directly from PyPI

* Fixed version detection regex in `release.yml`

* Added Action (`release.yml`) to template and create repository which creates a
new GitHub release
* Updated and reorganized documentation