Have I over optimized?

When does over optimizing hurt rankings?

[allanp73]

I have a site which has a PR 6. The keywords in the title meta on the page on the font+4 tag and distributed causally throughout the page from top to bottom. As well the URL has the keywords. Even the DMOZ link has the keywords used. The site features over 150 pages which reinforce the internal link popuarity of the site and the keywords. The site is ranked #2. However, the site which is in the #1 spot has only a pr 4. Though it does have keywords in h1. It lacks much text and has only a few links pointing to it.
I wonder if I have over optimized or have I not optimized enough. Should I also do the H1 thing?

[john316]

Are you the same allanp73 who wrote:

"I think I'm going to write a book entitled "Google suicide for dummies" or "How to destroy your online business without really trying" "?

Maybe you should just let the #2 ride for awhile, after all, you don't really want to get forced to the tippy top (sponsored listing) do you?

[rfgdxm1]

Yeah, I can imagine worse fates that being #2. ;)

[allanp73]

john... I am still thinking of writing those books. Some of my other sites went from being top 20 to not being in the top 100. I try to use the popular sites in order bring traffic to those sites which are poorly ranking.