I'm on board now. I come from Germany and want to learn more about bitcoin. A friendly "Hello!" 
to everyone here.
to everyone here.Willkommen an Board!
Before you rush to get started, you should learn the basics about Bitcoin and crypto so that you can avoid the many pitfalls that exist for beginners.
In case you don't know it yet, there is a lively German-speaking part of the forum where you can ask questions and participate in discussions at any time. Feel free to join https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=16.0
Of course I hope to be proven wrong, new active members aren't signing up very frequently right now.
I have seen quite a few new members lately "promising" to be somehow active but they've never logged in again....
Exactly, they're hoping to get some merits for their post and be launched into bounty hunting right away. When it doesn't work out as planned, they're off again.