Multiple Dmoz categories?

[MarieHaynes]

I'm looking at a competitor who outranks me and I see that some of their top links are several links from different dmoz categories.  Is it common practice to get into several dmoz categories?  I always thought you could just have your site in there once!

[magicrob]

If you are relevant in multiple categories I see no harm in trying to get links from all of them, it's quick and easy to submit your site. The category structure in Dmoz isn't perfect so it can be difficult to know which is the most relevant category for your site especially with some being so similar.

[wildnerakademie]

As you won't see real traffic from dmoz, it's usualy enough to get listed in the most important catergory for your business. Dmoz is an hight valuable backlink. One listing  is sure sufficient for Goolge. Multiple entries won't count much, they come from one domain.

[flowsimple]

In theory most sites can only be listed once according to dmoz guidelines. However, there are some exceptions according to dmoz site specific guidleines: http://www.dmoz.org/guidelines/site-specific.html#multiple

If you feel the multiple links you are seeing isn't an occasion where an exception should be made, you could send a message to dmoz about it. I've seen the same type of thing before, and I think it is also because of editor bias/opinion.