Ok, another layer has revealed itself. I gave you a superadmin user to test, which, yes the comment button appears, however, when I log in with my registered user account, the comment button is not available. It seems it is only available to superadmins and not registered users. I went I have created a user with registered permissions and have entered the credentials below.
Regarding the quote/editor issue. I totally understand, I was reading through some old forums and saw some of the issues with introducing a wysiwyg... With that said, I still like the option to use a wysiwyg even though it doesn't populate the field with the quote. it is just easier for most to use.