It was removed by an administrator named "NP Carling26." Here is why he removed it as he posted!
"Simple. There are many reasons, so I'll list them.
-It is a waste of staff time. Most staff get multiple PMs a day of people complaining about negative repping or rep boosters, and the staff waste valuable time investigating these claims.
-Rep boosting. Problem solved.
-It's just a number, it doesn't mean anything. I judge people based on their actions, not on a silly number on their profile.
-Immaturity about it. I'm gonna be brutally honest here: You guys are so immature about rep it makes my head spin. The slightest little -rep and you people go nuts, and start wars over it. It's foolish.
-The fights. So many fights occur because of this, and it usually results in an infraction or a ban. Now we won't have that.
-If you were a true NextGenUpdate member, you wouldn't care that Rep is gone. I don't."
Many users are saying they want it back and some do not. I have a BAD feeling about NextGenUpdate!!