List of features for x/gov module isn't cohesive

[rootulp]

Context

cosmos-sdk/x/gov/README.md

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	on proposals on a 1 token 1 vote basis. Next is a list of features the module
	currently supports:
	* **Proposal submission:** Users can submit proposals with a deposit. Once the
	minimum deposit is reached, the proposal enters voting period.
	* **Vote:** Participants can vote on proposals that reached MinDeposit
	* **Inheritance and penalties:** Delegators inherit their validator's vote if
	they don't vote themselves.
	* **Claiming deposit:** Users that deposited on proposals can recover their
	deposits if the proposal was accepted or rejected. If the proposal was vetoed, or never entered voting period, the deposit is burned.

Problem

This list of features doesn't seem cohesive to me (someone unfamiliar with the x/gov module). I have a few questions based on it:

Questions

Users can submit proposals with a deposit. Once the
minimum deposit is reached

What is the relationship between the deposit a user submits and the minimum deposit?

or never entered voting period

When does this scenario happen?

Participants can vote on proposals that reached MinDeposit

Should this line describe that a proposal needs to be in an active voting period?

[likhita-809]

What is the relationship between the deposit a user submits and the minimum deposit?

The minimum deposit refers to the deposit collected wholly from different users to support a specific proposal. The purpose of this minimum deposit is to ensure that proposal has community support before proceeding to voting period. The user can submit an amount of deposit while submitting the proposal to show his commitment towards it. The amount is totally dependent on individual choice.
For a proposal to enter voting period, the deposits collected from all users must reach or exceed minimum deposit specified by the governance params.

When does the never entered voting period scenario happen?

This happens when the proposal never reaches its minimum deposit in the deposit period. Then that proposal is considered to be inactive and doesn't enter voting period and the deposit associated with that proposal is burned and cannot be recovered.

[likhita-809]

@rootulp I'll raise a small PR addressing these questions