I too would like to be able to move the map to another position, it obstructs the flow of the game in my opinion where it is currently located. For a while I thought perhaps I lost all messages once it hit the map, (There is no scroll bar.) but then I discovered I can drag the map all the way to the top of the screen or all the way to the bottom and it will scroll so I can see past or present messages. Or more simply I can just press the “scroll up” or “scroll down” keys to perform that action much easier.
But I would prefer just to move it to the right hand side if there was room. I suppose this would depend on the game and how much the screen is filled up on either side, but truly where it is located at now, I do not like it. But I do appreciate the map none the less and I think it is a great feature... if only we could scoot it a little.