How long before esperanto is finally allowed into the UN as an official language?

Like anything else to do with politics, it's a matter of a constituency for something being of sufficient size to push it through. Unfortunately for Esperanto, it lacks a "natural constituency" in terms of some geographic area with large numbers of native speakers. The UN is only going to adopt languages in recognition of how many speakers they already have. It is not going to adopt a language with a small number of speakers for purpose of deliberately "promoting" it... no matter how good the intentions are behind that language.

At the same time though, I would take issue with other people saying that Esperanto "isn't a real language" and that it "never caught on". Esperanto is used people from over a hundred countries to communicate... it may be a constructed language, but it's still a "real language" any way you want to look at it. It has also survived and thrived for over a hundred years... even if it hasn't lived up to lofty aspirations of everyone on the planet using the language, you certainly can't say that it "hasn't caught on".

Linux is used on less that 1% of the world's computers, yet it has been a great benefit and use to a thriving community of worldwide computer users. Is Linux "not a real operating system", or "hasn't caught on", just because it probably won't live up to unreasonable expectations of everyone giving up Microsoft Windows?

I don't think it ever will, I agree with everything Steve said. However, I still think, for different (economic) reasons, it still has a shot in the E.U. The U.N. has capped the number of official languages at 5. But the E.U.'s bylaws gives equal status to the official language of every member nation. If all European countries eventually join the E.U. it's my understanding that will be 28 languages. It will eventually make economic sense for them to choose an international language to be the main interlanguage of the E.U. Otherwise the cost of communication within the E.U. will become cost prohibitive.

i do no longer think of it ever will, I consider each and every thing Steve suggested. although, I nonetheless think of, for various (financial) motives, it nonetheless has a shot in the E.U. The U.N. has capped the variety of stable languages at 5. however the E.U.'s bylaws provides equivalent status to the stable language of each and every member u . s . a .. If all eu worldwide places at last connect the E.U. it particularly is my information which would be 28 languages. it particularly is going to at last make financial experience for them to choose on a worldwide language to be the substantial interlanguage of the E.U. in any different case the value of communique in the E.U. will exchange into value prohibitive.

Ne'er gonna happen!

A made up language with only a few hundred thousand speakers --- Pig Latin would be a better choice!

Esperanto is definitely a dying experiment.

It's not even very international - it's just a Euro-hodge-podge.

Since Esperanto is not a real language, it is doubtful if this will ever happen.

never probably..it was a unique social experiment but it never really caught on