I always use the method stated in the manual since i only clean the wipers when i clean the car the screen is already wet but i would not expect it to hurt even if it was dry and being operated to near vertical, you could always fire a bit of screen wash onto the screen at the same time that would stop the squeak.
The point of the tuck-away the wipers do when parked is to try and hide them from view from both the outside and inside of the car and the best way to do that is to allow them to drop into the firewall.
Same on a lot of new cars now, if you watch the wipers work they first lift themselves using 2 arms then wipe, return to horizontal and drop down i quite like it i hate windscreen wipers generally so its a cool little "feature".
I don't agree its a deficiency in design while i appreciate 95% of owners don't bother it does highlight the need to read the manual if you don't you will never know all the cool little things hidden away inside your car and can as highlighted here can help prevent damage to your vehicle, watsons sorry to hear about the scratch it is a shame when stuff like this happens i know but it could be worse hey.
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