No, as in the first step of the automation path, which is typically the time delay setting for whatever will trigger the automation (in this case list addition).
If you' made sure the contacts were absolutely not in the list specified for the list-join type, that the list being added to is absolutely the one assigned to the automation, and that the contacts were not added until after the automation series had been activated, then you'll need to call in for further troubleshooting.
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