He's also been criticized for starting with one rather than zero. But since the Roman numeral system in use at the time had no zero, it's tough to call him on that one. Whatever problems he had, that calendar is all the history so-called millennium purists need. Mass. The Royal Greenwich Observatory and the United States Naval Observatory have weighed in on the side of the 2001 people. So have some Trekkies.
Nobody takes their star dates more seriously.
And while the nationwide network of Star Trek fan clubs hasn't taken an official position, it's no secret where Trekkie sentiments lie. If Vulcans celebrated the new year, that's when they would celebrate it. Some say there isn't one. On his 10th birthday you celebrate in the afternoon. Nerheim hates that kind of talk.