Need help interpretting score

[Joe Kletch]

Reference header text below "3.7 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list" why is something in the auto whitelist scoring positive?  Shouldn't this be adding negative points?

Thanks,

Joe Kletch
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X-AOL-IP: 205.188.162.5
X-Spam-Prev-Subject: Breakfast menu card
X-Spam-Flag: YES
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on 
mail.burtonmayer.com
X-Spam-Level: ***
X-Spam-Status: Yes, score=3.7 required=3.5 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,
MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER,NO_REAL_NAME,SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=no 
version=3.0.2
X-Spam-Report: 
*  0.0 NO_REAL_NAME From: does not include a real name
* -0.0 SPF_HELO_PASS SPF: HELO matches SPF record
*  0.0 BAYES_50 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 40 to 60%
*      [score: 0.5064]
*  0.1 MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER Message-Id was added by a relay
*  3.7 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list