here we go again
its NOT positive ground
it IS positive COMMON
meaning the panel positive, battery positive, load positive
are connected in the controller
charge control is done by switching the Negative side, load on/off is done by switching the Negative
you are not going the short positive and negative, no matter what you do with the shunt
you can probably put the shut in the positive cable if you wish
just reverse the (2) connections for senseing so it counts in the right direction
in many cases with many instruments, shunts do not have to go in the negative, external shunts can go in either line in most cases
convention has been to put them in negative / ground side