Researcher Thale in Invariant Enclave, Sandswept Isles.

This is directed to ANet to let them know of an annoyance with Researcher Thale.

ANet put two Mark II Golems really close to the NPC, and one would think at ~500 units distance they would pester you while trying to interact with Thale. But you can interact without being bothered by those hostile NPCs. No, the issue comes from that obnoxious Perimeter Defense Cannon ~3000+ units away from the NPC which persistently pings the player while they're trying to purchase or sell things. It probably doesn't need to be fixed, but in the future, it would be nice if ANet paid more attention to stuff like that.

They are annoying, yes. So far I've managed to avoid them (mostly) by going into the hammer flight deck, pausing to be sure I am out of combat, then returning and edging off the steps just enough to get Thale's attention. She doesn't seem to mind the cannon fire one bit, probably has a personal shield and thinks all is hunkydory.