We all agree you would not want a lot of pedal on start up or shut down.
Your comment was about a ship sitting on the ground and how you "MUST" flip the pedals to prevent damage. Why "MUST" you flip the pedals on a machine that is shut down other that someone told you so? What are the facts and circumstances behind it? What parts are being saved by flipping the pedals on the ground? What parts are being banged up by not flipping the pedals when it is on the ground sitting?
I do not only do what is in the flight manual but I typically like a factual basis for doing things........