My understanding is that the marl becomes the weakest spot in the rope and if a rope failure were to occur, it would likely be at the marl. I think it has to do with shock loading and the tight bend radius of the rope crossed over itself.
If the climber used a timber hitch instead of a running bowline, it still wouldn't have much effect on the marl (which I believe is what Joel was asking about).
It would matter about as much as what color socks the climber was wearing.
Refer to your latest WesSpur catalog and look at rigging rope in the cover photo. He has a marl about 6" above the cut and then terminates the line with a running bowline about 18" up from the cut. I believe this is the item Joel is asking about.
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