Zoomway
| Fan | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Zoomway |
| Alias(es): | Zoom |
| Type: | fanwriter, webmistress |
| Fandoms: | Lois and Clark |
| Communities: | |
| Other: | Lois and Clark Message Board |
| URL: | Zoomway's Lois & Clark Superman Reference Site |
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Zoomway was a notorious and hugely influential Lois and Clark fan, being considered the precursor of fandom when she wrote the first L&C fic. She passed away by cancer in early November 2014.
Interviews
Fans Memory
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I'm afraid we received the sad news a little while ago that our beloved "Boss of Us" and fearless leader, Zoomway, passed away today after a long battle with cancer. I'm at a loss for words right now, except to say rest in peace, my super friend.[1]
[ChrisP]
I don't know what to say. Zoom has been my friend for almost 20 years. It just doesn't feel real. RIP zoom. I hope you find lots of Superman fans in heaven[1]
[jenni debb]
I heard the news this morning and felt shell shocked. Zoom's been the heart and soul of this folcdom forever and it doesn't seem right that she's no longer there. RIP Zoom.[1]
[Jane]
There are no words to adequately describe my sadness. As others have said, Zoom is synonymous with FOLCdom and it's hard to imagine one without the other. My condolences to her family and FOLCs.[1]
[Lauren W]
Sad news about Zoomway. I heard recently that Zoomway lost her battle with cancer. Oldtimers will understand the depth of our community's loss. Newcomers...To explain Zoomway you need to know that in many ways she was the heart of us, besides being "The Boss of Us" — the tongue-in-cheek rank she used on her own boards. She wrote the very first Lois & Clark fanfic ("Lois and Clark Meet The X-Files"). She originated or inherited the LOISCLA mailing list, the fandom's first popular, universal gathering place. She hosted the first boards where fanfic writers could post their stories in progress, and you can revisit older stories and find new ones on her site even today. Her knowledge of Superman in all his incarnations was encyclopedic, and she was the chief architect of the Lois & Clark Concordance. She was the authority on L&C canon and characterization. She wrote the sharpest dialogue. Her comments on IRC were usually the wittiest. She encouraged new fanfic writers. Without Zoomway this fanfic archive would not exist. One very much like it might — but as webmaster I can definitively say that this one would not. If I had never stumbled on the gateway drug that was her "Counter Clark-Wise" back in the day, I never would have sought out more stories like it, never would have found other FoLCs, and never would have volunteered to help organize and preserve all these great fanfics. I owe her so much. I know I'm not the only one brought into the fold via her stories or the work she has done housing FoLCdom's meeting places. Speaking of stories, if you haven't read Zoomway's, you're missing out. Read them all! Read them on your Kindle or other ebook reader. They are treasures.
If you'd like to share your memories of Zoomway, friends have started threads on both the Zoomway.net and the Lois & Clark Fanfic boards.[2][3]
Works
References
- ^ a b c d e "Very sad news about Zoom :( Announcements Lois and Clark Message …". 2014-11-08. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23.
- ^ Lauren W (2014-11-22). "HOMEPAGE". Lois & Clark Fanfic Archive. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17.
- ^ "In Memoriam". Lois & Clark Fanfic Archive. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20.