The tool does not produce a "reply" button for comments which have the "undated" template — where the original poster signed with ~~~
, producing a signature without a timestamp, and another user substituted a template like w:en:Template:Undated.
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It should work, but the "undated" template must include the time and timezone (and the entire timestamp must be in the usual format).
If you see a page where that is the case, but the "reply" button is missing, can you post a link?
I demonstrated in my sandbox (permalink). The template does not add the "(UTC)". Do you think this is the problem?
Yes, it'll work with the "(UTC)" added.