Thank you for the feedback @MariaNgo I am glad, I was able to help.
Correct and this is the link to your photo. When you look at the first comment of the thread, under “3 - Steps to add your star photo:”, you’ll find some more tips. For example how to format the caption for your star photo screenshot: Star photo by @YourConnectUsername of [name of the place] uploaded onto Google Maps on [include date uploaded] and showing star views of [enter star views] as at [include star views date].
Yes, at the beginning of each year, @AdamGT creates new albums and the corresponding threads to discuss them. We need to add the screenshot to the new album and also correct the permalink in the T100 system under Data Entry → Your Stars → Star Photo:
If not done so yet, you can register at the T100 Leaderboard System site. The best place to start to find out more about the leaderboards is at the Leaderboard Index (Top 100 Google Maps Local Guides) which has links to all the current leaderboards and related posts on Connect. You will also see the Register link (Google Maps Local Guides Leaderboards) there.
A valid point! During my 30+ years of professional work, I was used to read each and every manual (and also wrote several of those), but I have to admit, the documentation for the T100 system describes all details so comprehensive that it makes you tired to read all and remember everything 
The good news: there is a description of everything … as far as I can tell.