Yeahh :). Didn't expect this post to come so soon :).

1. How would you describe the #deutsch community in a few sentences?
   I would say helpful if I had to choose one word. There are several weekly posts to engage in for the community, e.g. one by @nissla and @double-u. There are some local meet-ups from time to time and a discord server. Also several curation trails/camps. I engage in them rarely but I can see more often than not helpfulness by individuals. I do like to read in #deutsch from time to time.

2. Which #deutsch users are most recognized on Steem?
   Oh that's too hard to say for me, there are too many of them and with some I am not familiar. @holger80 @theaustrianguy @limesoda @steemchiller @maxpatternman are probably among them.

3. What Steem projects have been created by people from your community?
   steemworld and steemarity are among them, probably many others, I don't know if one should count the boot-camp and stuff among those too; 1UP with @flauwy you could count among those probably too.

4. Which witnesses come from the #deutsch community
   several, again I only know a few @holger80 and @sempervideo (though maybe inactive recently) among them

5. Does the #deutsch community stick together or is it divided into many groups?
   I mean there are the tags steemit-deutsch and steemit-austria but nearly everyone uses #deutsch I believe; so in that regard not; people are divided on political lines and maybe on steemit enthusiast vs. critic but I think that's normal somewhat and in that way there also is no need to stick together.

6. What initiatives / principles / conventions have you developed?
   see 1. I don't really know of principles for the community as a whole, some groups or individuals may have some to welcome newbies or recommendations on how to publish; an underlying (un-named) principle is maybe: agree to disagree.

7. What are the biggest problems of the #deutsch community?
   I think at the time it is probably HF20 like for everyone though it probably hit Venezuelans the hardest :(. some divisions on what is allowed to say on political lines I should add probably. Though I described the community as helpful sometimes rudeness or flagging on newbies without explanation can happen (usually see last sentence or because of copy+paste).

8. What is the most popular German dish? :)
   There is no such thing! There are only regional most popular dishes. On the coast fish, e.g. Matjesbrötchen. Towards the large mountains in the South probably something with Knödeln, Rotkohl/Grünkohl/Sauerkraut + meat (pork, beef or venison), in the middle maybe Rostbratwurst+Sauerkraut or Eisbein, in the Mark Brandenburg maybe Kartoffeln mit Quark und Leinöl and Schmalzbrot with Spreewaldgurke, in Schwaben Spätzle, ...
   Beer has similar regionals differences ;-) (e.g. Pils, Kölsch, Weißbier). What is most popular as a dish in Austria I can't tell. Maybe they are more sweetness and dessert oriented :D.