A message board cache system comprising: a database containing message board information; a notification system in communication with the database, the notification system generating a notification when data in the database is altered or deleted; a web application executing a message board interface, the web application receiving the notification from the notification system and the data altered or deleted; a cache implementation in communication with the web application, the web application deleting an item from the cache implementation upon receiving the notification that the data has been altered or deleted from the database.