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This article is from the Stardates in Star Trek FAQ, by Andrew Main zefram@dcs.warwick.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.

24 There aren't really any stardates below 1000 (Objections to the theory)

Objection: this system has stardates starting at zero, but there hasn't been
any canonical stardate below 1000.

This is a valid objection. There is really no evidence either way, so it was
decided that stardates would do what it looks like they ought to. The
rationale is that stardates will be handled primarily by computers, and
computers like to start counting at zero. Zero-based counting actually makes
a lot more sense than one-based counting, so now that we have the concept it
makes sense that a new time standard will use it.

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